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  • Beijing weighs what it takes to be world city

    2010-07-22 12:03

    Beijing has taken another step in its quest to become a "world city" by setting up standards by which it can measure the distance between where it is now and where it wants to be.

  • Garbage drive slow progress

    2010-07-22 07:55

    Residents in pilot communities have been making slow progress sorting household garbage, despite Beijing municipal government's efforts in equipping hundreds of residential communities with categorized garbage bins.

  • Star caught in sex photo scandal makes comeback

    2010-07-22 07:53

    Gillian Chung, former member of the pop band Twins has been in a slump since she was involved in the Edison Chen sex photo scandal two years ago.

  • Spa caters to 'red mansion' taste

    2010-07-22 07:53

    Hotel's upscale hot springs give clients the opportunity to relax in lavish style.

  • Capital's demand for talent growing

    2010-07-21 11:37

    There are as many as 835 job vacancies in Beijing for high-end talent, according to a hi-tech industry-recruiting plan released on Tuesday.

  • Air hostess flies high with book

    2010-07-21 07:58

    A beautiful woman who writes well is bound to draw public attention, especially if she is an air hostess.

  • Beijing police department puts faces to new PR efforts

    2010-07-21 07:54

    Three spokesmen - from the departments of criminal investigation, public order, and police patrols - all made their debut Wednesday morning during a press conference.

  • Rich 2G learning to inherit wealth

    2010-07-20 10:05

    In the well-known work the Analects of Confucius, China's great thinker Confucius commented: "With education there is no distinction between classes or races of men," emphasizing that education should be equal for everyone, regardless of age, background and social status.

  • Burst pipes paralyze CBD

    2010-07-20 10:00

    Water and gas pipes under Guomao Bridge in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD) burst early Monday, causing huge traffic jams on the East Third Ring Road, with 15 bus routes diverted and water and gas cut off in nearby buildings.

  • Dongcheng district tries to woo residents

    2010-07-20 07:52

    Residents in the new Dongcheng district, formed by the merger of the former Dongcheng and Chongwen districts, will be able to enjoy new services aimed at making their lives more convenient, the government announced on Monday.

  • Photographing China's true heroes

    2010-07-20 07:48

    Wearing loose pajamas and a shocked expression, Frank P. Palmer opens the door to his home and lets in the METRO reporters who arrived 20 minutes early for their interview.

  • Speculators are kept from cheap loans for homes

    2010-07-19 07:58

    Would-be home buyers in Beijing have been jumping through hoops ever since new rules came in to make it harder to use false documents and lie when applying for favorable first-home loans.

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