Hostage sues bank for mental anguish

A former hostage is making Chinese legal history by becoming the first person to sue a third party following her ordeal.

Officials to be enlightened by philosophy

Chinese classical subjects of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism will be added to a short-term training program for senior chengguan officials at Tsinghua University.

Historic hutongs will be getting new lease on life

Seventy-five historic hutongs in Xicheng district will be renovated this year in an ongoing project aimed at improving the living conditions of residents and returning the aged structures to their former glory, according to Xicheng district commission of city administration and environment.

IN BRIEF

Dining out costs 66 yuan per person, report says

Beijingers spent an average of 66 yuan per meal per person at restaurants in the first three months of the year, an increase of 20 percent over the same period last year, a report by a popular restaurant review website has shown.

Promote Beijing food to China and world, local restaurant owners told

Beijing restaurant owners should look for opportunities to sell their cuisine to other parts of China and abroad instead of just thinking their food was superior.

Flush Beijingers set sights abroad

A recentinternational trade fair hashighlighted the strong local demand for homes in foreign countries

Realtors tout buying overseas property as road to green card

An increasing number of companies are trying to entice well-heeled Beijingers who want to live overseas with the idea of gaining permanent residency in foreign countries by buying expensive property there.

Save avant-garde art

Will what has happened to New York's artists happen to Beijing's avant-garde art community?

A knockout for the knockoffs?

Another cherished Beijing institution is in danger of being eliminated. This time, it's a tradition enjoyed by Chinese and foreign visitors alike.

In dating game, Asian men rate as considerate

On Invisible Western women

For collectors, tiny tomes are a handful

Palm-sized picture books that were usually read by children several decades ago are now a big sensation in the city's antique markets.