'Round-table' trials offer hope

2011-06-16 08:55:30

To help children in legal trouble to return to society, all 16 district-level and two intermediate courts in Beijing have introduced "round-table" trials for juvenile defendants.

Donation drive kicks off

2011-06-15 09:14:51

The city has launched a blood drive to encourage more people to donate to address seasonal blood shortages and ensure supply security.

Officials take action after reports of tick infections

2011-06-15 09:12:37

The disease control center in suburban Changping district on Tuesday started all-round disinfections in a community where a resident and some pets were suspected of being bitten by ticks last week.

Scam prompts health check for tourists' TCM visits

2011-06-14 09:19:28

The city's tourism department has ordered a six-month overhaul of the one-day tour business after it was revealed some retail stores were tricking foreign tourists into buying unnecessary and overpriced traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

Hospitals to trial new appointment system

2011-06-14 08:51:01

A free hotline and a medical website will be put into service in July to help patients to make appointments more easily with hospitals in Beijing, an official of the municipal health authority said on Monday.

Auction gives hope to handicraft artists

2011-06-13 10:48:35

The country's first large auction of artworks made by masters of intangible cultural heritage proved a success on Sunday in Beijing, pushing ahead the effort to explore the handicraft market and attract young craft inheritors.

Beijing ranks 8th in satisfaction list

2011-06-13 10:41:00

According to its results, Beijing ranks eighth among the country's 30 provincial and regional capitals. At the top of the list are Guangzhou and Shanghai. And both Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, outpace the national capital.

Disney's fury at Mickey scam

2011-06-09 08:23:10

Hollywood giant Disney will launch a probe into unlicensed performers dressing as its most famous characters to extort cash from tourists outside the Bird's Nest stadium.

Michael’s magic steps change granny’s life

2011-06-09 07:59:33

Michael Jackson's death affected a 65-year-old Chinese woman so much she was inspired to get up on stage.

Lonely pensioner sues family to escape home

2011-06-09 07:59:33

A paralyzed pensioner who has survived two suicide attempts is suing his four daughters to escape life in a Beijing care home.

'Precious plantlife vanishing from wild'

2011-06-08 07:32:07

Beijing's wild ornamental plants are facing a fight for survival as students and residents continue to raid their natural habitats, ecologists have warned.

50% of managers are unfulfilled: poll

2011-06-08 07:32:07

Middle managers are feeling blue in Beijing due to a lack of trust and power given to them by bosses, suggests a poll released on Tuesday.