As much as 900 million yuan has been assigned to Beijing to strengthen its fire-fighting capability, one year on from a dramatic blaze at the iconic CCTV complex.
With more than 30 percent of people who commit suicide in Beijing being elderly, the mental health of the capital's senior citizens has been troubling a member of the Beijing CPPCC.
During my time in China I have noticed that Chinese people are a fairly patriotic bunch.
In Chinese folklore, girls born in Tiger years seem to be cursed. They bring bad luck upon themselves, to their families and even to their husbands' families.
It is no doubt that the Beijing liaison offices set up by local governments and companies have already become symbols of power and money. Every now and then, the offices are exposed in connection with corruption scandals.
Ningning doesn't look forward to the coming month-long winter holiday. As the semester ended on Jan 23, the 10-year-old fourth grader at a local primary school knows her studies will continue - only under the name of a winter camp.
With the arrival of their winter vacation, many students are heading overseas, not for fun in sun, but to visit serious academic institutions and check out programs for future study.
Years before they reach college age, middle-school students are experiencing campus life at prestigious universities in Beijing by attending winter educational camps over their holiday break.
Skoda, the Czech subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen Group, more than doubled its sales to 123,000 units in China last year, a staggering achievement for such a newcomer.
At the beginning of 2009, it looked from our vantage point that difficult economic conditions would finally stall the development of China's automotive industry. Falling exports, rising unemployment and global turmoil were combining to dampen consumer confidence and reduce vehicle demand.
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