The capital is expected to experience its latest "first snow" since the meteorological bureau began keeping records six decades ago - putting more stress on agriculture in an already dry climate.
A prominent environmentalist is lobbying for wetlands around Shidu town in Fangshan district to be protected because of their importance as breeding grounds of the rare black stork.
Foreign athletes won all three medals at the 9th Red Bull Nanshan Open on Sunday, an event that is part of the Ticket to Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour in China.
Senior health care worker has urged couples to take free health checkups before making babies.
Beijing's 2008 Olympic basketball stadium, newly named MasterCard Center, opened its door Firday for a spectacular sell-out concert by Hong Kong pop singer Jacky Cheung.
The minimum wage for workers in the capital should rise to about 1,600 yuan a month, advisors suggested during the ongoing legislative meeting.
The fate of an estimated 1 million people who are being displaced from their homes in former air-raid shelters in the capital was a hot topic at the ongoing session of the CPPCC Beijing committee on Tuesday.
Invitations are being sent to graduates of Tsinghua University - including President Hu Jintao - ahead of April's celebration of the famed institution's 100th birthday.
Three primary schools in Zhongguancun, China's silicon valley, will trial a school bus program this year.
Representatives from a hospital that treats people with mental disabilities have appeared in court to answer questions from the family of a dead man who say they should have been consulted before he was given a controversial treatment.
Management of the capital's population will be a major task during the coming five years after the number of people living in Beijing grew more quickly than predicted, delegates at the Beijing Municipal People's Congress heard this week.
Medical staff in Beijing are working excessive overtime under enormous pressure, according to a study presented by a member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Beijing committee at this week's annual gathering.
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