Top high schools send students abroad
2010-01-12 13:06:08
Almost 300 students at the four top high schools in Beijing have given up plans to sit college entrance exams in favor of studying overseas for the international experience.
Papers cry foul as they are shunted off subway
2010-01-12 11:49:23
The banning of newspaper kiosks on the Beijing subway system has sparked a battle for market share and ad revenue among major local metro newspapers.
Training helps ease maid shortage
2010-01-12 11:46:04
Program to counter exodus of domestic helpers during festival
Rising cesarean births worry doctors
2010-01-12 10:22:03
An increasing number of women in Beijing are opting for cesarean births, a trend that is worrying local officials and doctors.
Official challenges move to relocate crematorium
2010-01-12 10:11:24
A funeral expert has shed doubt on the government's reasoning behind its plan to relocate the city's largest crematorium.
Baby food industry tainted by scandals
2010-01-12 10:10:06
The safety of baby products tops the chart when it comes to parents' concerns, according to a survey conducted by consulting company Sinomonitor International Co Ltd.
Foreign tuition fees, living costs on the rise in 2010
2010-01-12 09:57:39
Chinese students will pay more for overseas educations in 2010 after popular destination countries decided to raise tuition fees to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis.
Chinese students learn harsh lessons
2010-01-12 09:49:33
Problems emerge when an increasing number of Chinese students choose to study in foreign countries. Many students have complained that agencies have misled them and that they have had problems with their overseas universities, colleges and schools.
Testing time for postgraduates
2010-01-11 11:44:58
Only one in every 10 applicants for graduate studies in Beijing applies because they want to pursue academic studies while the rest see graduate schools as a way to distinguish themselves in the harsh world of job hunting.
Avatar a dream come true for ticket scalpers
2010-01-11 10:41:35
Tickets for the 3-D and IMAX versions of the blockbuster movie Avatar were selling for up to four times their original price during the first weekend of James Cameron's epic film.
'Fire charges could extend to police for wrongdoing'
2010-01-11 10:24:55
Local police officers may end up facing charges for alleged wrongdoing connected to the deadly blaze that severely damaged the brand new five-billion-yuan CCTV tower last February.
Burning issue over crematorium move
2010-01-11 09:43:52
Villagers go on a building spree to get more compensation for their houses