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  • Beijing firefighters launch micro blog

    2011-08-02 07:40

    The city's fire department launched its official micro blog on Monday to broadcast information from actual fire scenes and to spread self-rescue tips to residents.

  • Beijing to scrap old cars through subsidy

    2011-08-02 07:38

    As part of a campaign to improve air quality, drivers who scrap old cars or sell them to buyers outside Beijing can receive subsidies put toward a new vehicle.

  • Large shops to install high-quality cameras

    2011-08-02 07:36

    A monitoring device that can photograph customers' faces clearly started operating in large and medium-sized supermarkets and shops across Beijing.

  • Escalators for new Beijing subway line recalled

    2011-08-02 07:26

    A dozen escalators for the capital city's Yizhuang subway line have been recalled because they have the same risk of malfunction as the one that took the life of a 13-year-old boy on July 5.

  • 'Int'l Program for Teachers of Chinese Culture' ends

    2011-08-01 11:49

    Twenty-five participatants of the first "International Program for Teachers of Chinese Culture" attended their graduation ceremony at Yilun Hall of the Imperial College in Beijing Saturday.

  • Municipal offices renting parking spots to public

    2011-08-01 07:33

    For Wang Ning, one of the biggest headaches about taking his 3-year-old son to play in Xuanwuyi Park on weekends was finding somewhere to park. Not any more.

  • Businesses, public pan WiFi monitoring

    2011-07-28 07:07

    A regulation that requires bars, restaurants, hotels and bookstores to install expensive Web-monitoring software has sparked controversy.

  • More school facilities open to public

    2011-07-28 11:23

    To satisfy the growing demand for sports grounds and other facilities for public use, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports will open more school sports fields to the public.

  • Rain, wind fell hundreds of trees

    2011-07-28 07:38

    Residents in picturesque Shichahai woke on Wednesday morning to find heavy rain and winds had brought down some 100 trees, damaging cars and houses.

  • Sudden downpour in Beijing disrupts traffic

    2011-07-27 11:11

    A sudden downpour hit Beijing Tuesday night, disrupting traffic in many parts of the city.

  • Less use of private car after parking fee rise

    2011-07-27 07:38

    The number of citizens in Beijing using private vehicles as their primary means of daily transport decreased for the first time in recent years.

  • Officials urge to ease subway overcrowding

    2011-07-26 07:45

    Subway bosses have been urged to prevent overcrowding on trains and in stations, as officials look to step up safety in the wake of several fatal accidents on public transport.

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