Large shops to install high-quality cameras
2011-08-02 07:36:45
A monitoring device that can photograph customers' faces clearly started operating in large and medium-sized supermarkets and shops across Beijing.
Escalators for new Beijing subway line recalled
2011-08-02 07:26:46
A dozen escalators for the capital city's Yizhuang subway line have been recalled because they have the same risk of malfunction as the one that took the life of a 13-year-old boy on July 5.
'Int'l Program for Teachers of Chinese Culture' ends
2011-08-01 11:49:06
Twenty-five participatants of the first "International Program for Teachers of Chinese Culture" attended their graduation ceremony at Yilun Hall of the Imperial College in Beijing Saturday.
Municipal offices renting parking spots to public
2011-08-01 07:33:55
For Wang Ning, one of the biggest headaches about taking his 3-year-old son to play in Xuanwuyi Park on weekends was finding somewhere to park. Not any more.
Businesses, public pan WiFi monitoring
2011-07-28 07:07:54
A regulation that requires bars, restaurants, hotels and bookstores to install expensive Web-monitoring software has sparked controversy.
More school facilities open to public
2011-07-28 11:23:34
To satisfy the growing demand for sports grounds and other facilities for public use, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports will open more school sports fields to the public.
Rain, wind fell hundreds of trees
2011-07-28 07:38:39
Residents in picturesque Shichahai woke on Wednesday morning to find heavy rain and winds had brought down some 100 trees, damaging cars and houses.
Sudden downpour in Beijing disrupts traffic
2011-07-27 11:11:56
A sudden downpour hit Beijing Tuesday night, disrupting traffic in many parts of the city.
Less use of private car after parking fee rise
2011-07-27 07:38:08
The number of citizens in Beijing using private vehicles as their primary means of daily transport decreased for the first time in recent years.
Officials urge to ease subway overcrowding
2011-07-26 07:45:08
Subway bosses have been urged to prevent overcrowding on trains and in stations, as officials look to step up safety in the wake of several fatal accidents on public transport.
Heaviest rainstorm of the year hits Beijing
2011-07-25 13:44:31
Two people found dead in Beijing Sunday night are suspected to have been killed by thunder strike, as the heaviest rainstorm of the year pounded Beijing from Sunday through Monday morning.
Subway safety blitz in Beijing after train crash
2011-07-25 10:32:26
Beijing has strengthened safety procedures on the city's subway network in the wake of a fatal train crash in east China, the Beijing Times reported Monday.