Beijing police raid two online gambling rings
2010-06-08 16:26:33
Beijing police cracked two gambling rings, which bet on soccer games through overseas betting websites, nabbing 30 suspects, with total stakes of up to several hundred million yuan, chinanews.com.cn reported Tuesday.
Shortage of sperm donors puts parenthood on hold
2010-06-08 07:48:25
The city's biggest assisted reproduction center has closed its doors to new patients to prevent hopeless waiting by prospective parents.
Mobilization of residents for security wins plaudits
2010-06-08 07:48:25
Beijing has created its own "mode" of mobilizing the masses to form the main force for urban management and social construction, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Fans get kicks with pirated booty
2010-06-08 07:48:25
With the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa just around the corner, soccer fans are poring over online stores proffering pirated sportswear to buy their favorite country's gear.
Patients eager to get fees from disgraced dietician
2010-06-08 07:48:25
Patients who have paid advanced consultation fees to Wubentang, the clinic of the once-popular Chinese diet therapist Zhang Wuben, can now seek refunds via fax.
Poor pay is driving social workers out of their jobs
2010-06-08 07:48:25
Low pay was blamed as the reason why about 50 percent of social workers gave up their jobs last year, triggering plans to improve the situation, said the Beijing Social Work Committee.
Family with caged kids escorted back to Henan
2010-06-08 07:48:25
The Henan parents who sparked public anger in Beijing for caging their children and placing them on a tricycle were escorted home by members of their village committee Monday morning.
Two couples charged with forcing blind men to beg
2010-06-08 07:48:25
A gang that allegedly organized disabled people begging for money has been charged by Haidian procuratorate, a prosecutor in charge said on Monday.
Canadian residency applications jump
2010-06-07 08:00:34
Thousands have thronged immigration agencies in Beijing to apply for Canadian permanent residency under its immigrant investor program, following reports the country may at least double the minimum asset required as early as October.
Subway ready to roll out park-and-ride lots
2010-06-07 08:00:34
Beijing will introduce a new transfer model to ease commuting pressures by building 12 parking lots along the five subway lines that will open by the end of this year.
Family, NGO bicker over missing boy
2010-06-07 08:00:34
The family of a 5-year-old boy and representatives of an organization devoted to helping the children of inmates are disputing who is at fault for the boy's disappearance.
Parents of caged kids asked to leave scene by police
2010-06-07 08:00:34
Six children were found Saturday near You'an Road in Fengtai district, some caged with a dog, according to a media report.