Open lab offers new models

2011-12-13 16:00:34

Thanks to the Zhongguancun Open Lab, the cooperation between companies and research institutes finally works out.

Beijing revising housing rules

2011-12-03 08:07:49

A new policy on public rental housing is allowing more low- and middle-income families to apply for homes.

End of the line for outdated Beijing trains

2011-11-29 06:47:50

After running for two decades, the last old trains in this city's busiest subway line will be replaced by the end of the year, officials said.

Lack of enforcement lets dust fly at Beijing

2011-11-22 07:59:44

A lax enforcement of the law has allowed more construction dust than usual to pollute the city's air, an environmental watchdog said.

When you gotta go, message will show where

2011-11-21 07:25:29

Cao Hui says she really likes hanging out on the capital's prosperous shopping streets, but she often can't find a convenient public toilet.

Govt depts go online, share info on Weibo

2011-11-18 07:16:09

People who want to have a better idea of what the Beijing government is doing now have a more convenient and swift way at their disposal - visiting an online information room.

Car owners return extra subsidies

2011-11-18 07:15:42

The municipal government reclaimed more than 3 million yuan from vehicle owners since October. The money was handed out as extra subsidies by mistake to car owners who scrapped their old vehicles.

Central Beijing says bye to coal-fired boilers

2011-11-16 07:42:14

The last 155 coal-fired boilers in two central Beijing districts have been shut down and replaced by gas and electronic steam boilers to improve air quality in the capital.

Beijing's airlift rescue in the air

2011-11-15 08:16:03

Emergency-response centers in the capital are in talks to improve the coverage of airlift rescue.

477 property firms quit amid market gloom

2011-11-10 20:22:23

The authority will revoke the qualifications of 477 real estate enterprises in Beijing, said a statement released Thursday.

Beijing plans to ID chip city's pooches

2011-11-10 07:42:28

The Beijing municipal people's congress are now mulling a proposal to expand a pilot project that will see all registered dogs fitted with ID chips.

Beijing's air-quality center opens to public

2011-11-09 07:47:20

As part of a push to lay to rest public doubts about the Chinese capital's efforts to monitor air quality, seven people came to the city's environmental-monitoring center on Tuesday.