As the capital's population grows the city government is facing a growing challenge arising from the application of the household registration system. Du Juan reports.
In August, the Beijing government published a new policy that allows people who meet certain criteria to apply for hukou in the city.
Gu Ying's biggest regret in life is wasting 20 of her best years submerged in a whirlpool of heroin abuse.
Wielding a pair of scissors, Song Baoshu looks like a magician, swiftly snipping a piece of paper into a work of art.
Liu Min lay on the bed quietly, looking at her newborn second son. Despite her joy, she felt a sense of loss - because she had failed to have a daughter.
"I love my son, but I would also like to have a daughter. I believe daughters are more thoughtful and caring than sons. After marriage, the son may be too preoccupied with his own family to care for his parents or parents-in-law, but a daughter's love for her parents can grow stronger over time. Also, I don't want my son to be torn between his mother and his wife. Conflict between a wife and her mother-in-law is a common theme in modern Chinese soap operas. The shows are dramatic and full of cliches, but a generation gap between the two leading females of the family really does exist, and it's very hard to overcome."
Most people wouldn't think twice about discarding an old bottle cap once it has served its purpose, but for Sun Yang these small metal curios have become an obsession.
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change finally came into effect on Friday. It is a manifestation not only of the world's awareness of the increasingly devastating impact climate change as a result of human activities is having on the Earth. It is also the demonstration of the resolve of the countries that have ratified it to address the issue with concrete actions.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced in early October that her government would formally notify Brussels of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon by the end of March.
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