A real estate developer known as one of the "capital playboys" has been charged with firearm offenses following a nighttime showdown with a rival.
A total of 112 suspects, including 27 foreign women, were identified by Beijing police as allegedly being involved in the sex trade in early September, authorities said on Saturday.
The 13th Beijing International Tourism Festival begins on Sept 17 along Qianmen Commercial Street, before moving to move to Mutianyu Greatwall and Happy Valley in the following two days.
Beijing has seen a 6.6-percent decrease in the price of new apartments over the past eight months, according to statistics released by the Beijing Real Estate Association on Friday.
Beijing police on Thursday put the son of a Chinese Army general and respected tenor in detention for one year, after the 15-year-old's violent acts last week stirred up public outrage.
With an expanding economy and increasing global role, China's need for speakers of less-commonly taught languages will soar over the next decade, and the leading foreign language university has pledged to meet the rising demand.
A high-ranking military singer, whose 15-year-old son brutally attacked a couple in their car, apologized to the victims in a hospital in Beijing on Thursday and said he takes full responsibility.
Traffic in the capital looks set to get even worse over the next few weeks, authorities have warned.
In a move that is perhaps stating the obvious, a busy subway station on the Batong Line has put up signs to warn passengers when its platforms are most crowded.
An initiative to rid the capital's roads of polluting vehicles enjoyed huge success in its first month, as motorists flocked to trade in old clunkers, authorities say.
An 8 million yuan ($1,252,000) investment in dog patrols in Daxing district is already paying off with crime figures down and residents saying they feel much safer.
The Beijing municipal government is planning to incinerate 40 percent of household waste by the end of 2015 to improve the environment.
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