Panda mum mourns after crushing cub
2010-07-07 10:12:38
Giant panda Yinghua is grieving three days after the death of her first cub and is recovering in the delivery room of Beijing Zoo.
Pollution fight slow going
2010-07-06 13:33:13
Push to get environmentally damaging trucks off the road is an uphill battle.
Birthplace should not hold children back, parents say
2010-07-06 11:34:24
Some 30 parents whose children do not have a Beijing hukou (permanent residency permit) started a journey "seeking justice" when they founded an organization on Saturday to lobby the government.
Neglected districts hoping for windfall
2010-07-06 10:57:20
The real estate market in Beijing has been in the doldrums since April, when the most stringent economic policy in a decade, brought in to cool the overheated realty sector, was announced.
Beijingers wilt under hottest day
2010-07-06 10:41:40
The city's meteorological center issued the year's first orange-coded heat alert on Monday as Beijingers cranked up their air conditioners and the capital's consumption of electricity hit a new record.
Sweltering summer heat strikes city streets
2010-07-05 09:33:38
The Beijing Meteorological Bureau released the first high temperature warning of this summer on Saturday.
Proposal to unleash dog ban sparks public uproar
2010-07-05 09:24:58
A city government proposal to end a ban on dogs taller than 35 cm has triggered a huge public response from those who prefer something a little larger.
Officers placed under spotlight for corruption
2010-07-05 09:20:12
Beijing police are turning their eyes inward for a month-long internal investigation that aims to expose and punish corrupt cops. The crackdown began Friday July 2 and will last for the month.
District merger might mean job cuts
2010-07-05 09:18:56
Officials announced on Thursday that the State Council approved a plan to merge the four districts in the core area of Beijing - Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen, and Xuanwu - into two larger ones.
Netizens fear history will be lost in districts merger
2010-07-03 10:28:42
Beijing - Residents have been posting articles online to honor the memory of some of the capital's districts after hearing of the city's plan to merge Chongwen and Xuanwu districts with Dongcheng and Xicheng.
Film puts challenges of autism in the frame
2010-07-02 10:44:02
In Jet Li's latest film, Ocean Heaven, he plays a much different role than he does in his signature kung fu blockbusters. In the film, he plays the loving single father of his son, Dafu.
Fake diplomas hot on the Web
2010-07-02 09:49:19
Fake diplomas purporting to be from Beijing universities are flooding the Internet, selling for between 7,000 and 8,000 yuan.