Taxi driver charged with killing passenger
2010-04-06 07:57:25
A taxi driver accused of killing a passenger and dumping his body in the Tonghui River has been charged with intentional homicide by the City's No 2 Procuratorate, Beijing Times reported on Saturday.
Remediation project to include 12 migrant schools
2010-04-06 07:57:25
As many as 12 schools for children from migrant families in Beijing will benefit from a campus remediation program, the education committee of Chaoyang district said.
Dealers make real money by selling illegal spirit cash
2010-04-06 07:57:25
Despite the fact that "spirit money" and coffins have long been banned, many industrious entrepreneurs scooped a fortune by selling them and counterfeit shroud clothing during the Tomb Sweeping holiday on Monday.
Construction work uncovers 10 Han Dynasty tombs
2010-04-06 07:57:25
They could belong to one ancient family, archaeologists believe
Parents of missing kids band together in Beijing
2010-04-05 10:13:50
Ten parents converged on Beijing from various provinces in the hopes of finding clues to the whereabouts of their missing children.
Cheaper tomb lease renewals being plotted
2010-04-05 10:12:34
Tomb leases more than 20 years old in public cemeteries can be renewed at lower prices, according to the Beijing Funeral Association.
'Green' burials don't take root
2010-04-05 09:51:19
Despite the Beijing municipal government's two decades-old push to encourage "green interments", including so-called tree burials, only 2 percent of families choose those methods of burial.
Shape-shifting pavilion opens
2010-04-02 06:38:10
SHANGHAI- The Beijing Pavilion on the Shanghai World Expo site was completed on Thursday, 30 days ahead of the Expo's opening.
Mortuaries under closer scrutiny
2010-04-02 06:38:10
An official from the Beijing law enforcement supervision office said yesterday that the supervision of more than 100 mortuaries in hospitals and the regulating of illegal corpse carriers would continue until May 20.
Man charged in plot to kill co-worker for compensation
2010-04-02 06:38:10
A migrant worker was charged with attempted homicide for allegedly planning the murder of a co-worker to obtain death compensation, the Chaoyang prosecutor said on Thursday.
City needs more burial sites
2010-04-02 06:38:10
Beijing requires up to 50 new burial sites in the next decade to maintain sufficient room for the city's deceased, local officials said ahead of the peak season for residents to visit the dead this weekend.
Man kills wife, stabs 2 others before taking own life
2010-04-02 06:38:10
A man stabbed to death his estranged wife and injured two of her female roommates, one critically, before committing suicide Wednesday night in Chaoyang district, police said.