Audience turns against 'love not money' performer
2010-08-02 11:48:01
A young Beijing street performer who claimed to be poor and homeless and looking for love, was soon labeled a "false poor man" when he was seen driving away from his spot in a BMW SUV.
Parents of sick twins seek answers
2010-08-02 11:45:24
A desperate mother from Jingmen city, Hubei province, brought her ailing twin sons to see doctors in Beijing on Friday, clinging to the hope that they can be cured.
Three held after tycoon's fatal stabbing
2010-08-02 11:41:31
Police are questioning the alleged killers of a multi-millionaire who was stabbed to death in an apparent botched kidnapping.
Private firms retrieving bodies
2010-08-02 11:40:28
Families of drowning victims can be charged as much as 10,000 yuan.
High-end villas hit by structural defects
2010-07-30 07:49:24
A large number of villas and townhomes inspected in Beijing have construction defects and some flaws could even endanger lives, according to experts.
Debt row rumbles on at Jianwai SOHO
2010-07-30 07:49:24
Residents in Jianwai SOHO have finally won an almost two-year fight with a property management company, but still must deal with debts accrued by the company during that time.
Visitors saddened by panda's death
2010-07-30 07:49:24
Shui Ling, one of the four remaining pandas at the Beijing Olympic Panda House in Beijing zoo, quietly left its fans for good earlier this month. On July 5, Shui Ling died of mesenteric volvulus, a disease rarely found among giant pandas.
Killer appeals for lighter sentence
2010-07-30 07:49:24
A student who murdered his classmate and then attempted to commit suicide is currently awaiting a verdict on his appeal by No 2 Beijing's Intermediate Court.
Subsidized home work begins
2010-07-30 07:49:24
More than 7,000 households in Beijing will be able to move into affordable apartments in the near future as construction of this year's largest government subsidized housing project began on Wednesday.
Official in court over stolen 580 m yuan
2010-07-29 10:52:58
An official accused of misappropriating millions of yuan and accepting massive bribes stood trial on Wednesday in a local court.
HK tourism seeks to clean up its image
2010-07-29 10:52:58
Beijingers who plan to travel to Hong Kong will be able to join tours without forced shopping and extra charges, the head of Hong Kong's tourism authority promised.
New death highlights swimming dangers
2010-07-29 07:51:35
The drowning of a young man in Jingmi water channel on Tuesday night was the seventh death in the channel in July alone.