The Beijing Water Authority said the capital will set up 46 new water recycling plants and upgrade 20 sewage treatment plants in the next three years
Heavy smog that has choked Beijing for the last five days weakened slightly on Thursday due to a light rainfall, although the capital's air remains heavily polluted.
Legal experts have urged Beijing police to crack down on the illegal trade in secondhand cars and rogue repair shops, to cut the number of illegal black taxis, operating in the capital.
Although sex remains an unmentionable topic on many occasions, especially in public, Chinese people definitely harbor a much more open attitude towards it.
Beijing will preserve historical building and the former residences of famous people under a draft bill by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning.
The average monthly rent in Beijing's urban retail market increased by 8.2 percent year-on-year to 735 yuan ($113) per square meter in the third quarter, international real estate consultancy company Jones Lang LaSalle said in a report on Monday.
High-end apartments in Beijing saw both an increase in prices and sales volume in the third quarter, real estate consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle said in a report on Monday.
People aged 60 years and more and students of primary and middle schools in Beijing will be able to get free flu vaccines from Oct 10 to Nov 30, the city's Health Bureau said on Monday.
The average concentration of PM 2.5 in Beijing's air over the past 24 hours has exceeded the limits for "air with acceptable quality", as defined by the Ministry of Environmental Protection's air quality standards.
Beijing's office investment market became more active in the third quarter, with two deals concluded during the period, real estate consultancy firm Colliers International said in a report on Wednesday.
A township official in Beijing was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, taking bribes, and misappropriating public funds.
Beijing will hand out 100,000 free tickets to tourist attractions while providing timely tourist information during the eight-day National Day holiday that starts Sept 30.
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