Watches make good times for pawnshops
2010-09-15 07:55:13
Luxury watches have become the main goods exchanged for cash in Beijing pawnshops in recent years - and business is booming.
Parents protest over fate of school
2010-09-15 07:55:13
More than 100 angry parents encircled a school for migrant children on Monday to demand a refund in tuition fees or a transfer to another school for their children after a village committee said the institution must be closed before Sept 19.
Halfway house offers future to those with a past
2010-09-15 07:55:13
Many inmates find that the hardest day of their term is the one after their release - the moment they integrate back into society.
Census-takers feel pressure
2010-09-14 08:00:24
Two days before the scheduled end of the door-to-door surveying of Beijing households ahead of the latest national population census, many enumerators who have been pounding the pavements are expressing concern that the exercise will not be finished on time.
Amateur radio hams get the message
2010-09-14 08:00:24
Many ham radio users in Beijing received short messages from the Beijing Radio Administration Bureau on Saturday, reminding owners of private radio equipment to register with the bureau.
Cost of luxury still too high
2010-09-14 08:00:24
Luxury brands are expanding faster in Beijing than ever before, due to the growing demand for luxury goods from world famous brands from wealthy local residents, an industry insider said at a forum at the First Beijing Wangfujing International Brand Festival on Monday.
Festival aims to pack in tourists
2010-09-14 08:00:24
About 2,500 Chinese and foreign performers will gather on Qianmen Street for the start of the 12th Beijing International Tourism Festival on Sept 19.
Long arm of the law reaches out
2010-09-13 08:38:36
Police officers, foreign students celebrate culture during open day
Tiffany diamond stolen from mall
2010-09-02 08:00:02
Police with the Dongcheng branch of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau confirmed on Wednesday that they received a report of a diamond ring stolen last Friday from the Tiffany store at Beijing's Oriental Plaza.
Luxury properties not selling so well
2010-09-02 08:00:02
Most of the capital's luxury real estate projects are encountering poor sales even in the back-to-boom market, industry insiders revealed.
Video links save time for courts, public
2010-09-01 07:59:47
Several courts in Beijing will begin using remote video links for judicial hearings on Sept 1 after a two-month pilot project in suburban courts, according to Beijing Higher People's Court on Tuesday.
Netizens furious after center closes
2010-09-01 07:59:47
Thousands of purchasers will get refund after lobbying business