China / Beijing

African elephants to reproduce in Beijing

[2013-05-27 15:08]

Two 18-year-old female elephants, Feifei and Zhouzhou from the Nanning Zoo, both weighing 2,000 kilograms, will be moved to the Beijing Zoo to mate with Zhuangzhuang.

Palace guests from Russia

[2013-05-25 09:37]

A total of 154 Russian journalists, invited to China by the China National Tourism Administration, will visit 15 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

Close encounter

[2013-05-25 09:02]

A visitor takes photos on Friday of a sculpture in an exhibition at the National Art Museum of China, marking the Beijing museum’s 50th anniversary.

Economic circulation pumps forum agenda

[2013-05-24 13:49]

Chinese enterprises should invest more on the development of circulatory economy and put more advanced technology into use, said a high-ranking official during a summit forum on circulatory economy in China.

Beijing Post launches express business

[2013-05-17 20:59]

Beijing Post has launched an express business to compete with private express companies, a senior official at the company has said.

New art hub opens in Beijing

[2013-05-17 20:37]

The China National Academy of Painting, or CNAP, announced the official launch of the China Fine Arts Center on May 15 in Beijing.

Beijing has 2,400 communities in recycling program

[2013-05-16 20:05]

The Beijing municipal government's 3-year-old household waste-sorting campaign now has 2,400 communities in the capital carrying out energy-saving recycling measures, with another 600 to follow suit this year.

Experts stress importance of iodine

[2013-05-16 15:25]

Beijing residents should continue to consume salt added with iodine element, a mandatory measure in many parts of China.

First training after Lang Ping takes rein

[2013-05-15 14:02]

Lang Ping gives guidance to players during the first public training in Beijing, on May 10, 2013, after she took office as the head coach of the Chinese national women's volleyball team.

Beijing Guoan draws 10-man FC Seoul in champions league home leg

[2013-05-15 11:14]

Beijing Guoan's prospects of qualifying for the last eight of the AFC Champions League will rest squarely on the club's trip to South Korea next week after the CSL side were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man FC Seoul.

Soaring Beijing agent rent 'fees' face ban

[2013-05-14 11:04]

Greedy property rental agents who inflate the rates of properties they manage in the capital and charge excessive broker fees will be banned under a draft proposal.

Two foreign hikers rescued at Great Wall

[2013-05-13 16:57]

Two foreign hikers were rescued by firefighters on May 12 after they became lost in a mountain in Beijing's Badaling area of the Great Wall.

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