Beijing on Sunday signed an agreement with an automobile manufacturer to build the country's largest industrial park for producing components for new-energy vehicles, according to municipal authorities.
A controversial proposal to make large restaurants and college canteens responsible for recycling kitchen waste has raised concern among legislators and industry insiders.
The maker of China's largest commercial aircraft, the C919, said it hopes to capture one-third of the country's single-aisle aircraft market in 20 years, breaking the lengthy domination of that market by Boeing and Airbus.
Tickets for the Forbidden City, one of the capital's premier tourist spots, will be available online during the National Day holiday, although numbers will be limited.
Authorities in Beijing will reinforce the city's old buildings over the next five years to enhance their earthquake resistance capability, according to a blueprint from the local seismological bureau.
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.
Airborne and underground firefighting units will be established in the city to further strengthen its ability to fight blazes.
More than 100,000 tenants could be forced out of basement rooms over the next three years because the Fengtai district has launched a campaign against illegal rental housing.
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.
A huge red lantern is under construction in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Sept 14, 2011, to welcome the upcoming National Day, Oct 1. The lantern is 15 meters tall and has a diameter of 50 meters, and is scheduled to open to visitors on Sept 25.
Passengers can dial the number 12306 or go to the website to inquire about the train timetable, ticket prices and the number of remaining tickets, but so far the hotline has no service in English.
Work to build the core area of the capital's central business district (CBD), which includes 18 new low-carbon buildings, will start on Thursday, a city official has announced.
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