City schools face student shortage
2010-04-15 09:31:05
Experts say admitting children without hukou can fix problem
Cold shoulder for Chinese men
2010-04-15 08:24:50
It has become a normality of everyday life to see a foreign guy with a local Chinese girl on his arm, but still a rarity to see foreign girls walking hand in hand with a local Chinese guy.
Resident stays put through frightening eviction battle
2010-04-15 08:24:50
A Yanqing town resident is determined to stay in his half-destroyed home, despite heavy-handed attempts to evict him by dozens of black-suited guards armed with powder fire extinguishers.
Illegal parking lots mushroom after hikes
2010-04-14 08:26:20
Illegal parking lots are thriving after parking fees were raised by up to 10 yuan ($1.5) per hour in 13 business areas within the Fourth Ring Road.
'Land kings' expected to sit out auction of building plots
2010-04-14 08:26:20
Land auctions in Beijing will resume on Thursday after they were halted by the government on March 20. Experts predict a thinner herd of "land kings" will bid.
Crime rate at 7-year low
2010-04-14 08:26:20
Crime calls to Beijing police dropped dramatically in the first quarter of the year - the lowest in seven years.
New packaging rules unravel
2010-04-14 08:26:20
Upmarket tea shops among the worst offenders, say critics
Commuters not revved up by change in work schedule
2010-04-13 09:30:48
Traffic congestion was hardly reduced on the first day the city began its flexible work schedule policy for 800,000 government employees.
Corpse supply remains dry for medical research
2010-04-13 09:27:57
Doctors need 30 percent more bodies for study
Mahjong mastery clicks and clacks - with expats
2010-04-13 08:22:53
"Hu Le", Daisy Weidmann shouted excitedly as she drew a circle eight from a pile of tiles arranged like a wall.
For collectors, tiny tomes are a handful
2010-04-12 08:22:18
Palm-sized picture books that were usually read by children several decades ago are now a big sensation in the city's antique markets.
Wrecking ball set to fall in six months
2010-04-12 08:21:25
Thousands about to leave homes for CBD expansion