Wealthy Beijingers buy foreign homes
2010-12-13 08:39:18
Strict policies introduced by the government to cool the rocketing real estate market in the capital have led many of the city's richest residents to look overseas for their real estate investments.
Risking it all for pieces of China
2010-12-09 08:01:33
The sudden death of a migrant worker while hunting for porcelain pieces highlights the risks people take looking for buried treasure in the construction sites around Beijing.
Miyun setting its sights on hunters
2010-12-08 08:07:46
People with a passion for hunting will soon be able to track their prey closer to home, thanks to the improvement of a hunting ground in Miyun county.
PLA's offer to female students grabs attention
2010-12-07 08:09:39
More than 300 female university freshmen from 80 institutions across the capital took part in a series of checkups on Sunday to see if they are physically and psychologically qualified to be soldiers.
Bell and Drum hutong safe from wrecking ball
2010-12-06 07:44:28
Construction of the Beijing Time Museum near the Bell and Drum towers began late last week, finally burying a previously proposed plan for a massive redevelopment of the ancient area.
Shopping mall catches fire, no casualties
2010-12-04 13:31:51
A shopping mall in east Beijing caught fire Friday evening, with no casualties reported.
'Egg home' hatches online enthusiasm
2010-12-02 07:59:44
With the average home in the capital selling for 19,548 yuan a meter in November, a tiny mobile home built by a 24-year-old office worker is creating a stir online.
Road blocked for polluters
2010-12-01 08:09:00
The air in the capital should be getting a little sweeter with the removal of 40,000 high-polluting vehicles.
Home dream demolished
2010-11-30 08:17:11
Buyers of several dozen 270-square-meter courtyard homes in suburban Beijing who picked up their dream properties for less than a million yuan may have felt like the deal was too good to be true. They discovered this month it was.
Teachers fired for child assault
2010-11-29 08:17:41
Two kindergarten teachers in Daxing district have been fired after a video emerged online showing them abusing a 4-year-old boy.
Burning issue is worrying critics
2010-11-25 08:03:17
Environmentalists are expressing concern about the proposed Sujiatuo garbage burner in Haidian district after the local government began its environmental impact assessment last week.
Man reunites with wife and son after 12 years
2010-11-24 17:12:48
A man whose wife and son were abducted 12 years ago from Chengdu, Sichuan province met them again in Shanxi province on Nov 19, the West China Metropolitan News reported Tuesday.