Authorities disqualify 12 veterinary hospitals
2009-10-22 12:00:01
China's most influential animal protection organization is calling for harsher action after 12 veterinary clinics were disqualified.
Insurance costs sliced for good drivers
2009-10-22 10:31:16
Beijing car owners with a clean driving record would have their insurance costs cut by up to 60 percent and save more than 2,000 yuan under draft guidelines released yesterday.
Student could avoid death sentence
2009-10-22 10:29:02
A PhD student who stabbed his supervisor to death because he believed the man had an affair with his girlfriend is considering whether to appeal his death sentence, his lawyer said.
Plan for new bar street sinking fast
2009-10-22 10:27:22
Plans to rebuild Beijing's popular Super Bar Street have failed according to area leasing agents, construction crews and former bar owners.
Beijing protest over disabled rights
2009-10-22 10:00:30
Activist groups representing disabled people are demanding a public apology from retail giant Parkson, which refused entry to a elderly wheelchair-bound woman and her daughter.
Beijing starts free flu vaccination to 5 groups of people
2009-10-21 19:47:10
Beijing started Wednesday inoculating students, medical staff, public servants and elderly people with A/H1N1 flu vaccine free of charge, a local disease control and prevention official said.
2,000 venues break laws on no-smoking
2009-10-21 10:03:06
Almost 2,000 indoor public venues have been found breaking the city's new no-smoking rules, an investigation has revealed.
Traders stung by crackdown
2009-10-21 10:02:14
Sales in the Russian trading district of Yabao Road, also known as Russian town, have dropped by 70 percent since the economic crisis, forcing the closure of nearly 600 Chinese businesses, according to one proprietor.
Comment: Time to address racial prejudice
2009-10-20 14:55:55
I recently read an article in The Times about the growing number of Tanzanian women seeking Chinese men there.
Construction stopped on safety concerns
2009-10-20 14:08:17
Construction has been ordered to stop on three low-rent and relocation housing projects because of concerns about safety and quality, it has emerged.
Illegal clinics put patients at risk
2009-10-20 13:49:32
There are more than 1,200 illegal and unsafe medical clinics operating in Beijing and used mainly by migrant workers, an investigation has found.
Car company may join green taxi trend
2009-10-20 13:24:55
A new fleet of electric hybrid taxis will hit Beijing roads next year, one of a number of transportation plans to reduce pollution in the capital.