Shops struggle to survive in Qianmen
2010-07-15 10:16:24
Many shops on the new Qianmen Pedestrian Street may soon close due to a lack of customers and high rent.
City's homes are in danger during lightning storms
2010-07-15 10:01:57
More than half the buildings in Beijing are not resistant against induction lightning, local media reported.
Housekeepers' status cleaned up with change
2010-07-15 10:01:57
Companies offering housekeeping services will start signing up casual contract workers as full-time employees starting next month.
Employers scramblingfor financial professionals
2010-07-14 09:25:53
The call for financial talent has become a matter of urgency for Beijing, with news that nine job vacancies are now competing for one professional and the situation may get worse.
Hackers claim they can edit students' scores
2010-07-14 09:25:53
Hackers are claiming online they can break into computer systems belonging to universities and certification institutes and change the scores of students.
Detention center officer gets 11 years
2010-07-14 09:20:15
A policeman who worked at a detention center and who solicited bribes from detainees was sentenced to 11 years in prison at Xicheng district court on Monday.
Urban workers dream of enjoying 'good life'
2010-07-14 09:17:14
As netizens harvest their online "vegetables" on social networking websites like Kaixin001.com, others are considering becoming "metropolitan farmers" and spending their spare time planting farms in real urban villages.
Beijing police open public relations branch
2010-07-14 09:15:40
Netizens will be able to communicate with the Beijing police through microblogs in the near future, with the founding of the Beijing police's first public relations branch.
Merchants pass old off as new
2010-07-13 09:48:57
Merchants at the Zhongguancun electronics market in the capital are scrambling to buy second-hand high-end electronics products and pass them off as new in their stores in one of the year's busiest times for the scam.
Import tax to be levied on more parcels sent from overseas
2010-07-13 09:48:57
More postal parcels arriving in China from other countries will be subject to an import tax from Sept 1, according to the latest customs regulation.
Patients' scramble for care workers set to ease
2010-07-13 09:41:28
Care workers cannot keep up with demand in the capital's hospitals, prompting the Beijing health bureau to announce it will train more staff this year.
Police warn of phone scams after million-yuan con trick
2010-07-13 09:35:37
Police have issued a warning after an elderly woman from Southern Asia living in Beijing was swindled out of 1 million yuan.