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  • 'Precious plantlife vanishing from wild'

    2011-06-08 07:32

    Beijing's wild ornamental plants are facing a fight for survival as students and residents continue to raid their natural habitats, ecologists have warned.

  • 50% of managers are unfulfilled: poll

    2011-06-08 07:32

    Middle managers are feeling blue in Beijing due to a lack of trust and power given to them by bosses, suggests a poll released on Tuesday.

  • Pagoda's 'exclusive' restaurant riles critics

    2011-06-07 08:03

    Culture chiefs spring to defend ancient temple in media glare

  • Commuters train brains in jams

    2011-06-07 08:03

    More Beijing commuters are spending time stuck in traffic jams to polish their language skills, with sales of smart phone applications seeing a sharp rise this year.

  • First 'bull' caged in ticket crackdown

    2011-06-02 08:04

    A scalper at Beijing West Railway Station has become the first to be detained for trying to dogde tough new ticketing rules, police said on Wednesday.

  • Workload puts students' sight under strain

    2011-06-02 08:04

    The eyesight of students at Beijing's high schools is getting worse, according to health data released on Tuesday.

  • Migrants' dorms to get major makeover

    2011-06-01 08:28

    3.5 million yuan to upgrade living conditions for construction crews

  • Ancient relics 'not misused'

    2011-06-01 08:28

    A top official at Beijing's Wanshou Temple has denied accusations that its historic halls are being exploited for commercial purposes.

  • Workout to boost cabbies' fitness

    2011-05-31 07:42

    Exercises designed to boost health of workers who sit for long periods

  • Bus links failing to lure commuters

    2011-05-31 07:42

    Few suburban residents riding express services to city center

  • Growing threat to wetlands survival

    2011-05-30 07:55

    In late April, a group of bird-watchers found that one of their usual observation spots - a 7-hectare lotus root field in Sanchakou village east of the Fifth Ring Road - was being filled with construction waste with the permission of officials. The waste will destroy the wetland that attracts the birds.

  • Sleeping with the dinosaurs

    2011-05-30 07:55

    When Huang Enzhi opened her eyes early on Sunday morning, the first thing she saw was a 24-meter-long blue whale suspended in the air above her head.

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