Info system keeps tabs on insurance
2011-12-15 07:47:57
Hospitals covered by Beijing's medical insurance system have now established hospital information systems, which ensure doctors make correct prescriptions.
Beijing to use cleaner energy to ease pollution
2011-12-10 21:44:19
Authorities in Beijing are planning to use cleaner petroleum and diesel to power its five million vehicles in the first half of next year in a bid to reduce pollution.
Green energy switch urged in Beijing varsities
2011-12-05 08:26:13
The capital city's environmental watchdog has urged the country's two leading universities to retire their coal boilers and use green energy.
Heavy fog likely to lift on Tuesday
2011-12-05 08:09:52
The heavy fog, which crippled traffic, delayed flights and created obstacles in the highways in many places of North China since Saturday, was likely to continue until Tuesday, said meteorological authorities.
Cold, scandal lead to blood shortage in Beijing
2011-12-04 22:43:46
Blood donation in Beijing has been falling since November, which has greatly reduced the city's blood reserves at a time of increasing demand.
Traffic congestion time in capital halved
2011-12-01 13:21:17
Transport chiefs claim the average congestion time in the capital has been slashed from 145 minutes to just 60 minutes compared to the same period last year, the Beijing News reported.
Beijing, Shenzhen to close polluting plants
2011-11-27 19:50:02
Authorities in the cities of Beijing and Shenzhen announced Sunday that they will close highly polluting and energy-guzzling factories over the next five years.
Academic and skeptic launch into online verbal war
2011-11-25 07:35:59
Former head of Google China, Kai-Fu Lee, has got involved in a verbal battle with a scholar renowned for exposing frauds in the academia since Tuesday.
Beijing chengguan banned from chasing vendors
2011-11-19 21:34:08
Beijing urban management authority on Friday issued "three bans" and "four no's" including forceful seizure of goods and chasing people on foot, Beijing Evening News reported.
Govt depts go online, share info on Weibo
2011-11-18 07:16:09
People who want to have a better idea of what the Beijing government is doing now have a more convenient and swift way at their disposal - visiting an online information room.
Musician comes back in black
2011-11-16 08:16:48
Dressed all in black and sporting his trademark long hair and beard, Gao Xiaosong marked his transformation from inmate to celebrity.
Central Beijing says bye to coal-fired boilers
2011-11-16 07:42:14
The last 155 coal-fired boilers in two central Beijing districts have been shut down and replaced by gas and electronic steam boilers to improve air quality in the capital.