Beijing embraces heavy snow
2009-11-10 10:35:10
Two children play with snow covering a car in Beijing November 10, 2009. Four to 7 centimeters of snow is expected in the next four days with a temperature drop of over 10 C.
Jian Wai SOHO faces blackout
2009-11-10 09:48:15
Power could be cut to more than 1,400 units in the Jian Wai SOHO complex following an unpaid electricity bill totalling 7.6 million yuan ($1.1 million).
Transparency needed in water price adjustment
2009-11-09 11:24:04
I don't want to speculate on why the price will be raised or by how much because local authorities must have their reasons, but I do hope the policy deliberation process is made more transparent to the public so there is no doubt cast on the decision.
Private colleges must be monitored
2009-11-09 11:07:20
As Australian education departments scramble to find places for many students to sit their end-of-year exams, people here may be wondering: what's happening to Australian higher education? What lessons can Chinese private colleges draw from the experience?
The painful cost of having more
2009-11-09 11:03:58
I'd like to warn my Chinese hosts about the painful consequences of rampant consumerism.
What I love and hate about... Cafe Zarah
2009-11-09 10:16:35
An expat's love and hate about... Cafe Zarah
Beijingers need fine wines for less
2009-11-09 10:00:58
"When I choose a wine, it should be ripe," said Palette Vino's founder and managing director, John Gai, as we tasted two wines at its Dongsi Yitiao location.
One room, one table, one meal
2009-11-09 09:53:32
Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman have eaten there; so too have Bill Gates, Mick Jagger and Jackie Chan, not to mention the many ambassadors, heads of state and tycoons who smile from the pages of three enormous photo albums at Li Jia Cai.
Winds to disperse pollution
2009-11-09 09:52:04
Northern winds should today disperse pollution and the three-day-long fog, the weather office said yesterday.
CCTV host admits role in phony commercial
2009-11-09 09:47:39
Zhao Zhongxiang, a 67-year-old veteran host for CCTV, China's National TV station, has admitted to starring in fake medicine commercials, but claimed he was unaware that of the law.
Water prices to rise from next year
2009-11-09 09:46:05
The price of tap water in Beijing will increase from Jan 1, the Beijing water resources bureau said.
Taxi hijacker dies, passenger injured
2009-11-09 09:43:04
A woman was injured when a German man hijacked and then crashed the taxi in which she was a passenger in northeast Beijing.