Fingers point after SOHO fire
2010-05-11 07:55:18
Three floors of a 31-story building were affected by fire on Monday, but no one was injured.
20 jailed for CCTV tower blaze
2010-05-10 17:10:36
Twenty people involved in last year's deadly Spring Festival fire at the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters have received jail terms ranging from three to seven years.
Volcanic ash shelves Air China flights to Europe
2010-05-10 07:56:02
At least two Air China fights from Beijing to Europe were canceled and one was delayed on Sunday because of a new wave of dense volcanic ash.
Taiwan comes to town - twice
2010-05-10 07:56:02
Taiwan Street finally opened last Friday in west Beijing following months of delays, just hours after the Taiwan Guild Hall, to signal the start of a new flow of Taiwan products into the mainland.
University engineer hacked to death
2010-05-10 07:56:02
A university engineer was hacked to death, allegedly by his wife, at their home in Beijing on Thursday night, police said.
Drunken driver jailed for fatal collision
2010-05-10 07:56:02
A drunken hit-and-run driver who caused a crash that took the life of a husband and seriously injured the man's wife was sentenced to three years in prison at Fengtai court after he paid the family more than 2 million yuan in compensation.
Cake shop owner charged with bomb threat after breakup
2010-05-10 07:56:02
A Henan cake shop owner has been charged with placing two home-made bombs - one at a university entrance and the other on a bus - following the breakup of his relationship with his girlfriend.
A melon festival to focus on industrial development
2010-05-07 08:00:24
Daxing district, famous for its watermelons, will hold its 22nd annual watermelon festival from May 28 to June 1 - but with a big difference in its theme.
Dog attacks spike as pet population booms
2010-05-07 08:00:24
Man's best friend is taking a chunk out of the hand that feeds it in the capital, where officials say a staggering 200,000 people are mauled each year by dogs.
Door slams on city's first 'capsule apartments'
2010-05-07 08:00:24
The city's first capsule apartments, which were built by a 75-year-old retired engineer in April, are facing a mini-wrecking ball after the city released new regulations that effectively outlaw them.
Cancer claim rapist jailed for seven years
2010-05-07 08:00:24
A Fengtai man who pretended to be suffering from cancer in order to win the trust of a woman he later raped and robbed has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Law prof denies 60k-yuan trickery
2010-05-07 08:00:24
You Shaohua, a law professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), appeared in Dongcheng court on Wednesday accused of making illegal income by allegedly duping a man who wanted to have a controversial article published in the national media.