Nine people, including two brothers, have been jailed for terms ranging from six months to three years for trying to smuggle would-be illegal emigrants across the border.
A shortage in the city's supply of donated blood has led the authorities to offer inducements to get people to give.
The case of a prostitution group, in which a policeman was involved, was heard in No 2 Intermediate People's Court recently, according to Beijing Times.
The first official count of Beijing's expats is underway but, for most in the community, the historic survey simply doesn't add up.
Beijing is less likely to encounter mudslides this summer, an expert with the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said on Monday.
Police say they have locked up a gang of safe-crackers responsible for a recent crime spree.
Social worker positions set to be major source of future civil servants
A highly trained team of 200 will begin protecting students and teachers at 60 middle and primary schools starting in September.
Five prisons in Beijing have introduced closed-circuit television cameras in a bid to improve transparency, according to a news release from the Beijing Prison Administration Bureau quoted in local media.
A travel service company in Beijing is facing considerable financial losses thanks to the recent wildfire in Russia that led many Chinese would-be tourists to back out of a trip to Moscow.
Ants are famous for their ability to survive and so too is the group of Beijing residents known as the "ant tribe".
Salt available on the shelves of city supermarkets may be getting a tweak depending on the results of an upcoming survey.
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