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'Boring' tax forms are overlooked by majority

[2010-03-01 08:13]

Most Beijingers are ignoring rules that call for those who earn more than 120,000 yuan a year to complete a self-declaration tax form.

Another good year for the local property market

[2010-03-01 08:13]

Li Wenjie, general manager of property agency Centaline China (North China region), speaks to METRO about the housing market in Beijing.

Break-ins rise in parts of Beijing

[2010-03-01 08:13]

A yearlong special effort to fight burglary in Beijing seems to have helped in some districts, but failed dramatically in others as 17 areas in Beijing witnessed a surge of burglary cases in the latter half of 2009.

Keeping crimes in check

[2010-03-01 08:13]

In the first half of 2009, the Beijing police solved more than 33,000 crime cases and eliminated more than 1,300 organized criminal gangs, according to figures from the 2009 Annual Report on Public Service of Beijing published by the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences.

Top officer walks small beat, catches scores of criminals

[2010-03-01 08:13]

Zhang Huiling, a policeman from Shuangyushu police station, recently received his fifth award for outstanding performance. In the last five years, Zhang has caught more than 1,100 criminals, including 228 in 2009.

Changes aim to improve welfare for housemaids

[2010-02-26 07:50]

Changes in the pipeline are aimed at putting a shine on the city's housekeeping industry - bringing job security and health insurance to Beijing's 400,000 maids.

Migrant kids lose schools in city expansion

[2010-02-26 07:50]

More than 4,000 children of migrant workers in Cuigezhuang town, Chaoyang district, will be stranded as five primary schools and seven kindergartens will be demolished on Sunday by the local government.

Model's sex video posted online by 'angry' ex-boyfriend

[2010-02-26 07:50]

A famous model in the car industry vowed yesterday to bring a man who uploaded her explicit video to justice.

Buyers avoid tickets from Expo scalpers

[2010-02-26 07:50]

Ticket scalpers in Beijing who have been trying to sell Shanghai World Expo tickets on classified websites are complaining about a lack of interest.

Commute chokes as thick fog falls on city

[2010-02-26 07:50]

Traffic to be affected due to bad weather next week as cold snap arrives

Job hunters snub poorly-paid vacancies

[2010-02-26 07:50]

Job seekers are raising their expectations of pay and benefits on the strength of a shortage of labor and a recovering economy, recruiters said during the first career fair since Spring Festival.

Migrant workers flood in, but hold out for skilled positions

[2010-02-26 07:50]

As many as 481,000 migrant workers have flooded into the capital since Feb 17, 145,000 of which came to the city for the first time, but employers in some industries say they are still finding it hard to recruit workers for some industries.

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