On offer: 1 million yuan incentive to work in Beijing

Beijing is hoping to attract more than 200 top professionals from overseas - with a sign-on incentive of 1 million yuan - to work in selected industries in the city.

A Beijing government plan, launched in June last year, aims to bring in 1,000 such professionals over a five-year period.

The city is hoping the response will come not only from foreigners, but from Chinese nationals working overseas.