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  • Man has confessed to murdering missing girl

    2011-08-04 08:03

    A 7-year-old girl missing since July 4 in Fengtai district was murdered and a man, who was arrested on July 29, has confessed to the killing, local police have said.

  • Compensation plan for vaccine victims

    2011-08-03 08:08

    Families of patients who die or are left disabled due to vaccines may soon receive massive payouts from the government, as the capital looks to close a major loophole in its health system.

  • 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.

  • Researchers damaged antique in Palace Museum

    2011-07-31 16:56

    Researchers accidently damaged a rare thousand-year old porcelain in the Palace Museum in Beijing's Forbidden City, the museum said in a statement on Sunday, without revealing the extent of the damage.

  • Rain causes stormy scenes at airport as tempers fray

    2011-07-30 09:29

    The frequent rainstorms this summer have not only led to canceled and delayed flights at the capital's airport, but also to many more disputes between frustrated passengers and airline staff members.

  • Hospital agency to push medical reforms

    2011-07-29 07:50

    A campaign to improve healthcare in the capital took a "crucial step" on Thursday when a new body charged with overseeing the operation of hospitals officially got to work.

  • Beijing set standards for 2012, says former British Olympic chief

    2011-07-28 08:03

    Sir Craig Reedie, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and former British Olympic chief, says London faces a "very high challenge" to meet the standards set by the "magnificent Beijing Games" of 2008.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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