About 80,000 workers had been involved in disputes with their employers by the end of November, double the number of last year, a senior official of the Beijing trade union said.
Limited edition gold bars marking the Chinese new year of the tiger have gone on sale in Beijing.
Despite rising fuel costs, wedding car rental companies have cut their prices following a 40 percent drop in demand for hire vehicles.
A Tsinghua University student who spent two years in the army says she cannot wait to return to the military, despite her elite educational training.
A Chinese American filmmaker will direct the 2010 Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Party, but will not be paid for his work, the show's producer said yesterday.
For the past week or more, the street vendors who usually ply their trades in front of my office building have made themselves scarce.
I recently went to see the Hollywood blockbuster 2012 in a cinema. The movie was worth my 60 yuan, but the experience will be just an exception. I prefer to watch films on the Internet, for free.
I'm not against people making comparisons between a movie and reality, or making political interpretations. However, reviews of the blockbuster 2012 in Chinese media have really made people feel heavy. I don't think it's necessary to take Hollywood products so seriously.
Standing near his second-floor office window in Xicheng district, Fan Xing gazes at the flow of passengers at a subway station nearby. Downstairs, five small theaters at the Star Theater Village, which opened in November, are busy with rehearsals.
Theater enthusiasts may soon be able to enjoy dramas presented in traditional courtyard houses in Beijing's Xicheng district and the hutong of Houhai.
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