Monday marked the 1st day of autumn, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, a time when people traditionally try to boost their weight ahead of the winter.
Established on Aug 5 guided by Beijing Justice Bureau, the "legal family" is a volunteer team made up of 24,000 who provide legal advice and assistance.
Extramarital affairs a major factor behind rising divorce rate amid changing social scene.
Unauthorized sellers of Apple products in Zhongguancun have been told to cover up the Apple logo as Beijing tightens control over electronic products.
In July, Ji Haijie waited in agony for an operation to remove a lump from her pelvic cavity. When her doctor said the surgery might be postponed because clinical blood was in short supply, she almost broke down.
A worldwide online poll has named the Chinese capital as the country's most cultured city.
After years of complaining, residents in a community in the city eventually started asking the public for help to resolve a conflict between them and a neighbor who is a pet fanatic.
The municipal civil affairs department has been working to establish a grassroots emergency response mechanism, including training ordinary residents to do disaster prevention and relief work in communities.
Thanks to a sand treatment project, people now can expect to see pheasants and hedgehogs in Beijing's mountainous regions, where 10 years ago there were just bare rocks and wasteland.
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.
Hundreds of students in Haidian district, many of them the children of migrant workers, could be left without a school at the start of the new academic year, as their classrooms have been condemned by safety authorities.
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.
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