China / Beijing

Beijing hosts art show about tango

[2013-04-01 21:13]

An exhibition titled Tango Oriental — Three Visions of Tango in Uruguay displays the artistic charm of tango and humanistic spirit of Uruguay by presenting oil paintings and photos by three Uruguayan artists.

Treatment ruling for subway push mental patient

[2013-04-01 17:31]

A Beijing court has sentenced a mental patient to compulsory medical treatment after he was convicted of pushing a passenger in front of a subway train and seriously injuring him.

50,000 free tickets for Beijing attractions

[2013-04-01 13:57]

Beijing will give away 50,000 free e-tickets to 17 attractions in the capital city, Beijing Times reported Sunday.

Beijing sees rise in credit card fraud

[2013-03-27 18:47]

Prosecutors in Beijing said the city has witnessed a rise in credit card fraud in recent years.

Beijing to award volunteers

[2013-03-26 15:37]

Chaoyang district government in Beijing has given star ratings to 13,000 volunteers and promised to give them free or preferential services when they go to the cinema, the gym, or the barber in the district, in a gesture to encourage more voluntary work, Beijing Times reported on Tuesday.

Crackdown begins on illegal reproductive clinics

[2013-03-26 07:20]

The Beijing Health Bureau raided a clinic illegally offering assisted reproductive services in Dongcheng district on Monday.

Beijing and Tianjin to tackle heavy pollution

[2013-03-25 21:53]

Beijing and Tianjin have drawn up an emergency plan to tackle heavy pollution, under an agreement signed by authorities in the two municipalities on Sunday.

Works by Soviet-trained Chinese artists make public debut

[2013-03-24 08:14]

Since returning from the former Soviet Union, New China's first generation of fine art students abroad had never had a group exhibition, until now.

Former Beijing police official charged with bribery

[2013-03-22 17:19]

A former senior police officer in charge of building an information system in 2008 to handle traffic management in Beijing has been charged with bribery, according to Beijing No 1 Intermediate Court.

Beijing buses to offer Wi-Fi

[2013-03-22 11:24]

More than 10,000 buses in Beijing will offer Wi-Fi service by the end of 2013, Beijing Morning Post reported Friday.

Beijing's water resources meets only 40% of demand

[2013-03-21 20:53]

Beijing's water resources can supply only 40 percent of the city’s population, according to a blue book by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Labor NGOs call for more finance, planning

[2013-03-21 14:40]

An event to help the development of grassroots Chinese labor NGOs was held in Beijing on Wednesday.

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