Residents to make decisions before moving in

Shijing Jiayuan economical housing community has been selected as a pilot project to study the feasibility of establishing owners' committees before communities are built.

Villagers wait for end to sinkhole hell

Villagers whose houses collapsed as a result of illegal mining in Fengtai district are still waiting for subsidies they were promised by the township government.

Snip, and dog owners get reward

Dog owners will be up for a 200 yuan reward when they get their dogs sterilized.

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14 accused of selling personal data

The Chaoyang procuratorate has accused three employees of major telecom companies and 11 other people of selling private information to debt-collection companies, in a case related to a 2008 murder case.

Great Wall gridlock gets put into 'park'

Drivers will not be able to park private cars next to the Badaling section of the Great Wall in future, after a new parking scheme hits the road.

New hours upset public workers ...

More than 800,000 employees - and their families - are affected by a half-hour delay in the start to their workday

... and make getting to work more stressful for all

The worst part of Qi Lin's day is his commute to and from work.

Warm reception for cool brands

Paolo Bellamoli had one of the coolest products on display at the three-day China Franchise Expo, which ran from Friday to Sunday in Beijing's China World Trade Center.

Expats named model workers

A Frenchman and a Japanese have been named model workers - the first time expatriates in Beijing have been given the honor.

Expatriate teens help orphans brave dentist's chair

Needle jabs and dental probes aren't exactly the typical way to show tender loving care, but an energetic group of expatriate youths in Beijing believe good health is the best gift for dozens of orphans.

School cameras linking to central police system

Surveillance camera systems at primary and middle schools in Beijing will soon be integrated into the city's overall security monitoring platform, police said.