Car plates application sees heavy traffic on Day 1
2011-01-01 23:13:39
The Beijing municipal government said it received nearly 40,000 online applications for car license plates in the first 11 hours of the new year, as new traffic-control measures took effect as of Saturday.
Capital gets first dusting
2010-12-30 08:09:30
A light snow, arriving suddenly and leaving quickly, in less than three hours, took citizens in downtown Beijing by surprise on Wednesday.
Drivers set to compete for right to own
2010-12-29 07:57:36
A new website where people will be able to apply for auto quota online will be fired up on Jan 1 when changes to the vehicle registration system kick in.
Capital hopes to stub out smoking
2010-12-27 08:18:52
Beijing is working on making all public spaces - including work sites and transportation options - tobacco-free by the end of 2015, the Health Bureau revealed.
Workers get help in battle for back pay
2010-12-23 07:52:20
With the Spring Festival holidays approaching, the capital is launching a special campaign to protect migrant workers' rights and benefits.
Phony lawyers cheating migrants
2010-12-22 08:08:52
Fake lawyers are preying on desperate migrant workers who are looking for legal help, the vulnerable group is being warned.
Beijingers suggest ways to un-jam city
2010-12-21 08:10:30
With the public feedback period for the recently released draft plan to deal with the capital's congestion ending on Sunday, Beijingers are offering up their suggestions for how the city can put the brakes on its traffic problem.
Detox center injecting hope
2010-12-20 08:05:11
Members of the public got a rare insight on the weekend into how the capital rehabilitates its drug addicts.
Helping hands for homeless
2010-12-16 08:21:12
As the temperature plummeted on Wednesday to well below freezing, helping hands were already reaching out to help the city's homeless.
Small is beautiful when it comes to learning
2010-12-14 10:31:24
The first thing Li Ping, 47, does every day at work is look at the enrollment information of different universities that her daughter has targeted next year.
Students out to repair broken English found on city's signs
2010-12-14 10:27:52
Multilingual notices welcomed but drive begins to make them better
Beijing's plan to steer clear of traffic jams
2010-12-14 07:25:45
Authorities have released a draft plan to ease the capital's traffic gridlock - including a cap on government cars. Passenger vehicle sales soar