Fueling a recipe for disaster
2009-11-06 11:39:17
Early last month, a fight between an African American woman and a Chinese woman on a minibus in San Francisco was recorded on camera.
Social networking websites crucial to expat life
2009-11-06 11:34:13
The difficulty in accessing popular networking and blogging sites such as Facebook and Twitter is affecting more than just the social lives of foreigners
Beijing offers $29,000 for fresh skills
2009-11-06 10:14:01
Chaoyang district is offering individual cash bonuses of 200,000 yuan ($29,000) in an attempt to attract high-quality overseas talent.
Lethal injection site completed
2009-11-06 09:35:16
Beijing's first permanent lethal injection facility has been completed, ahead of plans to abolish execution by firing squad for criminals next year.
Officials fuming over steamy hotels
2009-11-06 09:33:33
A senior government official has called on hotels to be more energy efficient with their heating this winter.
Medical interns 'unlicensed'
2009-11-06 07:24:34
The husband of a medical professor, whose death may be linked to unlicensed interns at her own university, told a Beijing court that student surgeons were illegally practicing medicine.
Beijing to invest 290b yuan to develop its south
2009-11-05 18:00:38
The municipal government of Beijing will invest 290 billion yuan ($42.47 billion) in the south part of the city for construction of infrastructure and development of industries, the Beijing Times reported.
Beijing to adopt lethal injection for all death penalty criminals next year
2009-11-05 13:36:19
Beijing will adopt lethal injection next year for all death row inmates, and a lethal injection room has already been set up in the capital, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
More youths rent RVs for holiday, travel
2009-11-05 10:50:34
More people are choosing to explore the country with recreational vehicles (RV). Wang Xudong, manager of the RV fan site 21rv.com speaks about the growing popularity of RVs with METRO.
Man poisoned by winter gas heating
2009-11-05 10:28:21
A 24-year-old migrant worker became the city's first fatality from heating-related carbon monoxide poisoning this winter on Tuesday.
Confessions of a 'milkman'
2009-11-05 10:21:52
Confessions of a "milkman" who regularly takes the famous Milk Route to buy overseas milk powder brands for his child, after the tainted baby formula scandal rocked China late last year.