Qian Tong and Xu Fang/Shanghai Daily news

A hair salon owner who advertised prostitution services online had his appeal for a lighter sentence rejected yesterday.

The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court upheld the sentence of five years in jail for Zhao Qiang plus a 6,000-yuan (US$876) fine. His girlfriend Yang Xueqin had been sentenced to six years with a fine of 10,000 yuan. She didn't appeal the verdict.