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The good, the bad and the truly disgusting
2011-03-23 07:41
Starting from April, the capital's sanitation conditions will be inspected, photographed and graded every day and the results released to the public, said officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment.
VIPs take roost at Olympic stadium
2011-03-23 07:41
China's National Stadium will rent out its VIP suites in a latest attempt to boost the revenue of the iconic landmark.
Bird's Nest to offer corporate boxes
2011-03-22 12:54
The major venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the National Stadium, or Bird’s Nest, is now inviting corporations to bid on the names of its 84 boxes, Beijing Daily reported Tuesday.
Waste not, want not
2011-03-22 07:57
As shoppers who bought large quantities of table salt struggle to get refunds from supermarkets, METRO trawled the Web for tips on alternative uses:
Net is cast wider to ease social work gap
2011-03-22 07:57
To ease a chronic shortage of social workers, Beijing has eased restrictions on who can apply in its latest recruitment drive.
School courses prep pupils for life abroad
2011-03-22 07:57
More high school students in Beijing are being enrolled in special courses to prepare them for study at overseas universities.
Rare readings show no rise in radiation
2011-03-22 07:57
Radiation levels in the capital saw no change in the 10 days following the leak at a Japanese nuclear power plant, according to an official report released online.
Online gamers seek out city's rich treasures
2011-03-22 07:57
Eagle-eyed lovers of history can compete for a top prize of 5,000 yuan in an online treasure hunt launched by the city's cultural heritage authority on Tuesday.
Age limits for senior benefits cut by 10 years
2011-03-21 08:03
Senior citizens over 80 years old in the capital will be entitled to monthly subsidies, while those over 95 will have all their medical expenses covered by the municipal government this year, officials at Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.
3 critical after petrol inferno
2011-03-21 08:03
Three petroleum depot workers are fighting for their lives after being rescued from the flames of a burning tanker.
Ads promoting wealthy goods, lifestyles banned
2011-03-21 08:03
Advertisements that promote products as luxurious or "high-end" have been banned in a move experts say is designed to protect social harmony.
City crackdown on pork goods
2011-03-21 08:03
Beijing has launched a crackdown on pork production following a scandal involving the use of potentially poisonous meat additives in Central China's Henan province.