Coal mines threaten lives and livelihoods

Illegal coal mines in Beijing's Fangshan district continue to pose serious safety threats despite government efforts to shut them down, local residents said.

Mother calls for justice over murder

The Beijing mother of a Chinese student murdered in Canada is still waiting for the prosecution of the man who allegedly took her daughter's life seven years ago.

Land of opportunity? Not for those who leave

I recently met the dean from a leading local university who was unable to conceal his contempt for Chinese scholars returning to China after working and studying abroad.

Beijing bites

Counterfeit money group sentenced

Metro

Stage

In harmony with tradition

Dandeli Art Space invites three young musicians to tell stories about two traditional Chinese instruments, Chiba and Guqin, in between playing them.

Dancer dazzles with Arabian passion

When Imen Belhadj was a little girl, she often heard the Arabian idiom that China is a "cradle of wisdom". But the Tunisian will show off some of her own nation's delights in Beijing on Sunday.

Foreign schools limit Chinese for diversity

Foreign participants in the China Education Expo in Beijing has expressed concerns that the admission of too many Chinese students into one education program may reduce their chances of developing an international perspective necessary to compete in an increasingly interconnected world.

My weekend

Freddy Auhing, 22, from Ecuador is enrolled in an undergraduate program at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). Riding his motorcycle is his biggest passion and, with his girlfriend in tow, he explores Beijing.

Sweet and sour

Confucius says

National Games sailing smoothly after four days

All going smoothly and fault-free has been the verdict to date on the first four days of China's 11th National Games, currently taking place in the eastern province of Shandong.