Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Red Hearts and a Salesman

A worker adjusts heart-shaped pralines for Valentine's Day in a Wittamer chocolate boutique in Brussels.

A store "greeter" dressed as a historical figure tries to attract customers to a candied fruit store in the Qianmen hutong area of Beijing. China has no intention to "buy out Europe", Premier Wen Jiabao recently commented ahead of a major summit with the European Union in Beijing. The Chinese government has in recent weeks sought to calm concerns in Europe that a wave of investment by Chinese companies and government-backed funds will give Beijing too much influence over struggling European economies.

Attracting a crowd

( Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images / February 13, 2012 )

A store "greeter" dressed as a historical figure tries to attract customers to a candied fruit store in the Qianmen hutong area of Beijing.

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