Noise complaints halt lift plan

A pilot program that would assist the mobility of elderly and disabled people has been stopped after noise complaints from residents.

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Passengers stranded as pilots strike

About 260 passengers expecting to fly from Beijing to Helsinki had their flights cancelled or rerouted yesterday after 750 Finnair pilots went on strike yesterday morning in Finland.

H1N1 jab plan to be expanded citywide

The A/H1N1 influenza inoculation plan may be expanded to include people without a Beijing residency permit, the government said yesterday.

Southern plan brings in top retailers

Top retailers have said they will open new outlets in southern Beijing, just 10 days after the city government unveiled its ambitious development plan for the area.

Ex-chengguan boss jailed for eight years

A former head of the Huairou district urban management department who took bribes and embezzled money has been jailed for more than eight years.

Beijing Bites

Family sues over drowning

Culture shock hits hard

Before leaving home in America to come work in Beijing, I deliberately avoided seeking information about life in China. If I had known what to expect, my courage might have failed.

Movie carries message of Sino-US savior

Just like any other audience worldwide, I was stunned by the jaw-breaking visual impact how Los Angeles turns to ashes in the hands of Hollywood's disaster genius Roland Emmerich in his $200-million apocalyptic production 2012 released over the weekend.

New fuel pricing mechanism disappoints consumers

The National Development and Reform Commission decided to raise retail gasoline and diesel prices again from Nov 10.

What's on

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It's better than California beach house

Last summer the McKean family and their two dogs finally moved into their dream home, a 400-sq-m four-bedroom courtyard house, or siheyuan, in northeast Beijing's Chaoyang district.