China / Beijing

Strong winds bring dust to Beijing

[2013-03-10 15:30]

Strong winds dispersed Beijing's lingering haze, but ushered in dust storms and a sharp temperature drop on Saturday.

Beijing subway marks new passenger handling record

[2013-03-09 17:51]

Beijing's subway lines saw a new record number of passengers on Friday, with 10.27 million people travelling on the city's rail transit network.

Fire hits residential building in Beijing

[2013-03-09 17:40]

A fire broke out at a residential building in Chaoyang District, Beijing, March 9, 2013. Nobody was injured in the fire that scared residents out of their houses. Police suspected the fire was caused by the inflammable garbage dumped near the building.

Beijing sees second-hand housing sales surge

[2013-03-09 17:22]

In the week since stricter measures were rolled out to tame China's property market, 9,400 units of second-hand homes were sold in Beijing.

Heavy sandstorm hits Beijing

[2013-03-09 13:52]

Strong winds dispersed Beijing's lingering haze, but ushered in dust storms and a sharp temperature drop on Saturday.

Beijing district govt head appears in court over lawsuit

[2013-03-08 21:07]

The head of a district government in Beijing appeared in court on Friday responding to an administrative lawsuit.

Beijing warns of forest fires over the weekend

[2013-03-08 20:32]

Beijing authorities on Friday issued a red alert for forest fires for the upcoming two days, after the capital has seen scarce precipitation this month.

Beijing workers encouraged to take paid leave

[2013-03-08 13:25]

Workers in Beijing are being encouraged to take paid leave in a bid to promote tourism, a panel discussion at the National People's Congress heard Thursday.

Beijing string trio

[2013-03-08 11:27]

7:30 pm, March 10, Poly Theater, 14 Dongzhimen South Street, Chaoyang district, Beijing.

Two sessions in Beijing grab world attention

[2013-03-07 21:22]

As more countries want to take advantage of China's fast development, their happiness is naturally linked with China.

Beijing wants 2013 tourism revenue to increase 10%

[2013-03-07 16:02]

Beijing has pledged to boost its tourism revenue by 10 percent this year.

Elections for village officials hot in Beijing

[2013-03-07 14:57]

Beijing will recruit 2,400 village officials with higher education. Since the application opened Monday, by 6 pm on Wednesday, 3,354 graduate students had signed up for the election.

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