High-end malls open up shop
2010-03-05 09:21:55
Luxury retailers are turning their attention toward developing areas of the capital, far from the traditional commercial hot spots, in a bid to snare new customers.
Toxic fears ruin shoppers' appetite
2010-03-05 09:14:31
Worries about food safety are making cowpeas difficult to stomach, despite the fact that they are now selling for half the price they were last month.
Style master is forever fashionable
2010-03-04 13:25:47
Despite only being a middle school graduate, Li Dongtian is one of China's top stylists. He works with the most famous and beautiful faces in Beijing. Meng Jing reports
DPRK visa rules relaxed for Beijingers
2010-03-04 09:29:59
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is being tipped to become Beijing tourists' next hotspot after a loosening of visa rules for Chinese citizens to the neighboring country.
'Fraudster' blew 11m in Macao: Prosecutors
2010-03-04 09:23:40
The vice-head of a Beijing residents' committee, who allegedly carried out an 11-million-yuan-swindle to finance massive gambling binges in Macao, has been charged with fraud.
Suicide line struggling
2010-03-04 09:14:42
A suicide-prevention hotline is recruiting more trainees at a time when greater attention is being placed on mental health issues in Chinese mega-cities such as the capital.
The fall of an old bathing business
2010-03-03 13:16:55
Communal bathhouses were part of everyday life in Beijing. But as lifestyles change, washing with others is becoming a thing of the past and the traditional public bathhouses are giving way to modern bathing complexes, Qin Zhongwei and Meng Jing report
'Shoushou' porn lands netizen with 15 days of detention
2010-03-03 09:35:03
A Beijing man who offered to share pornographic videos of famous car model Zhai Ling will spend 15 days in administrative detention, say police.
Tiger tooth ad spurs calls for a crackdown
2010-03-03 09:31:19
Calls for a stricter screening system to deter the trafficking in wild animal parts intensified after a man was found selling a tiger tooth online in Beijing.
School bus worries drive new standards forward
2010-03-03 09:19:31
Parents have expressed dismay after learning that very few school buses used by Beijing students have been licensed for the work they do.
Male grads given edge in job recruitment
2010-03-02 13:08:48
Male graduates get preferential treatment in their hunt for jobs, with a full nine percentage points more male university seniors having landed positions than their female counterparts as of the end of February.