Police arrested a man who kidnapped a woman and held her at knifepoint in Beijing on Thursday morning, rescuing the victim.
Beijing police have detained five people suspected of supplying fake alcohol to bars and seized more than 37,000 bottles of fake booze in a crackdown.
Although temperatures in Beijing were chilly during the New Year break, the capital received 1.53 million tourists, the Beijing Travel Committee said on Thursday.
Winter fashion trends have changed over the years as people's material well-being has improved.
Traditional wall calendars are disappearing from the market, as more personalized calendars and calendar smartphone apps have been growing in popularity.
Beijing's air quality has improved for 14 straight years, with major pollutants down in the city, a municipal government spokesman said Monday.
Beijing police are looking for a man suspected of raping a 7-year-old girl on her way to school, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.
A former International Olympic Committee official lauded Beijing for continuing to promote international sporting events in the wake of the 2008 Games.
Sun Xiaoming from Zengjiawan village in Caofeidian is a member of a vegetable farmers' association. The association buys vegetable seeds and fertilizers at wholesale prices and sells the resultant produce to dealers at a higher price.
Beijing residents experienced the coldest week in 14 years last week with temperatures falling below zero for four continuous days before Sunday, the local weather forecaster said.
The Beijing Public Security Bureau denied on Thursday a report saying that the discipline inspection department investigated the head of the municipal traffic administration.
The 2012 Oakley Shaun White Air & Style Beijing event, attracting world's top 24 snowboarders, will open at the Bird's Nest on Dec 8.
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