Scenting success - some Chinese investors switch from stocks to garlic

Yang Fei doubled his money last year buying and selling in the unofficial garlic capital of the world. One of a few dozen garlic agents in Jinxiang, in China's eastern Shandong province, 34-year-old Yang is at the centre of a trade that has attracted a small group of retail investors, mainly wealthy businessmen, seeking a surer bet than China's volatile stock and real estate markets. "Manipulating the garlic market and hyping the price is pretty simple compared to the stock market and real estat