Beijing Briefing
2009-09-23 10:50:51
Culture authorities in Beijing and neighboring Hebei, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Liaoning, Shanxi and Shandong will launch a joint campaign to crack down on illegal performances, publishing houses and Internet cafes in tourist areas around Beijing, the Beijing Evening News said yesterday.
Beijing bites
2009-09-23 10:45:51
A foreign people smuggler and a Chinese, who wanted to sneak into Europe, were detained on Monday, the Beijing Evening News reported yesterday.
Warplanes fly over Tian'anmen Square in rehearsal
2009-09-23 09:58:36
Some 100 warplanes, flying in 12 echelons, roared over the world-renowned Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing on Monday morning, in a rehearsal for the forthcoming parade to celebrate the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Paternity test reveals secrets
2009-09-23 08:51:27
A leading Beijing paternity testing center says up to 30 percent of tested men were not the biological fathers of their children.
Police warn drunk drivers
2009-09-23 08:48:48
The number of drunken drivers in the capital is expected to surge in the lead up to National Day, and police are warning offenders will be severely punished.
Great idea sells like hot cakes
2009-09-23 08:44:57
With Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Li Haiying had a "brilliant idea" and decided to sell her own moon cakes online. It appears she could not have picked a better business idea.
Expats leap at parade opportunity
2009-09-23 07:39:01
For nearly 200 expats taking part in the Beijing parade that will pass the country's leaders next to Tian'anmen Square, National Day offers the opportunity of a lifetime.
New subway line to open in Beijing ahead of National Day
2009-09-22 15:58:34
Beijing is to open a new subway line ahead of Oct. 1, the National Day of the People's Republic of China, said the city's transport authorities.
Beijing Briefing
2009-09-22 09:34:00
The South Korean international school, which was closed last Monday after four students were infected with H1N1, resumed classes yesterday, the Legal Evening News reported.
Beijing Bites
2009-09-22 09:32:52
When the cover of an underground cable tunnel is opened, alarm signals will be sent to Beijing's power grid company, after it installed 6,000 sensors on those tunnel covers, the Legal Evening News said yesterday.
Golden Week for tourism operators as prices soar
2009-09-22 08:47:10
Authorities estimate more than 200 million people will travel during the holiday period, 13 percent higher than the same period last year and tourism revenue is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan.
China hope for overseas jobless
2009-09-22 08:44:31
When the best job Reasbeck could find after college in Boston was counting pills part-time in a drugstore, she jumped on a plane to Beijing to look for work.