Beijing wields more economic influence than other large cities, even more than Paris, London and New York, suggests a report.
Tourism in Beijing registered robust growth in the first quarter of this year, according to the city's tourism authority, with more than 43 million arrivals, a year-on-year increase of 9.3 percent.
Yizhuang telecom base becomes vital cog in Nokia's global ambitions.
Last year's bottom ranking in economic growth in China has not blunted Beijing's determination to bid farewell to GDP-oriented policies.
Sales of both new and existing homes in Beijing plummeted in 2011 as a result of the government's efforts to cool down the runaway property market.
Beijing will hike the minimum monthly wage by 8.6 percent starting January 1, 2012, to help attract laborers facing rapidly rising living costs, a local official said Thursday.
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