Weibo, a Chinese language version of Twitter, is being used by Vancouver vendors to sell replica luxury items out in the open and out of the view of authorities. (SCREEN GRAB WEIBO.COM). Tweet · Bookmark and Share. Change text size for the story. Print.

Most importantly, in a world where the economic crises diminished spending on ''luxury'' items like support of the arts, I realize once again that we don't need only bread to survive. Art is needed more than ever to facilitate dialogue between …

On luxury goods, authorities have had few qualms about causing sticker shock, boosting prices of import and luxury products like the Escalade, which is slapped with a consumption tax totaling around 386,000 yuan ($63,000). General Motors Co. said …

“You stole to purchase luxury items.” This was the second time Sicking has been convicted of theft from the elderly in her role as credit counselor. Last summer, she was convicted of stealing $38,000, but prosecutors warned they'd be back as soon as …

… has put taxes on resources which are not suitable for tax implementation, like in the case of petrol and diesel. Even some states are putting taxes on some of the food items, which is totally erroneous. Luxurious need must come with taxes not the …

While grocery stores strategically place magazines and candy at check-out aisles hoping shoppers will snap up a few of the low-priced, high-profit items, Tesla is essentially doing something not dissimilar with cars costing $71,000-$133,000. Or so goes …

“I've shown mostly at sheep and wool festivals, but being that alpaca is really considered more of a luxury, exotic-type fiber and the things I make are high-ticket items, I wanted to get into more of an art show like Mattoon Street,” she added. Among …

… drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, and crime victim and witness initiatives, according to the BJA website. Grant money cannot be used on luxury items, real estate and construction projects, among other items.

… non-essential items such as gold, platinum and silver, along with duty hikes on LCD TV sets recently, sources said the finance and commerce ministries have held discussions to consider raising duties on more luxury items like imported watches …