Chinese chiefs want to boost reserve stocks after Olympic pairs' triumphs
VANCOUVER, Canada: Zhou Yang is a humble girl and shy, almost painfully so.
Beijing's high-end restaurants are savoring a tasty business boost, with entrepreneurs lining up to host extravagant meals for business partners before the lunar new year begins.
After July 1, parents of babies born in places other than the hospital will need to take paternity tests to get a birth certificate, Beijing municipal health bureau has announced.
The upcoming China Central Television Spring Festival Gala, expected to attract as much as 95 percent of Chinese viewers on Saturday night, has driven scalpers into a frenzy with sales of the main event and the rehearsals.
Plans to stage a live three-hour television special to rival CCTV's iconic Chinese New Year broadcast have been scaled back.
Emergency response plan at top eye hospital launched to deal with accidents
Fireworks safety is a hot topic this year following an explosive blaze involving a truck shipping fireworks on the South Sixth Ring Road and the meltdown of a licensed fireworks shop in Fengtai district.
Despite a knifepoint robbery on Monday, police say taxi drivers in Beijing are in less danger of being hijacked or robbed during this year's Spring Festival as a result of preventive measures.
A migrant worker, who made off with 100 yuan after stealing from a shop and who then threatened to stab an armed police officer with a syringe, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, Fengtai district court said yesterday.
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