Agencies providing fake papers for overseas visas
2010-05-14 07:55:11
Faking employment certificates for travelers seeking foreign tourist visas has become an under-table rule for travel agencies engaging in overseas travel in Beijing, industry sources said.
Popular venues closed in police crackdown
2010-05-14 07:55:11
More than 1,100 people, who allegedly engaged in, organized and facilitated prostitution, were arrested in a one-month crackdown, police said on Thursday.
Season's sunny sensibilities
2010-05-13 08:02:40
Fashion mavens catch a few rays at Beijing's hot shopping center
No black and white fix for green challenge
2010-05-13 07:54:37
Vehicles powered by electricity may be the darling of auto makers, but private buyers are staying away in droves
Free physicals offered to disabled
2010-05-13 07:54:37
More than 26,000 low-income rural people who are registered disabled around Beijing will enjoy free physical examinations in 13 hospitals between May 16 and the end of June, an official from the Beijing Disabled Person's Federation said on Wednesday.
School guards take up posts as attacks continue
2010-05-13 07:54:37
More than 2,000 school security guards took up positions at about 500 kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools in Beijing on Wednesday, but thousands of school-guard vacancies remained in the capital.
Women make the best of breasts
2010-05-12 08:02:19
Changes in attitudes have boosted female curves in the city
Taxman targets multiple-home owners
2010-05-12 07:56:14
Beijing set to introduce 'toughest' property policy in history
96 arrested in fake jade scam
2010-05-12 07:56:14
Ninety-six people were arrested for allegedly selling fake jade to customers on day tours to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, Beijing police said on Tuesday.
Ash casts cloud over city's lovers of luxury
2010-05-12 07:56:14
The latest eruption of volcanic ash over Iceland has caused an explosion in the cost of European luxuries consumed in Beijing.
Schools fortify security after attacks
2010-05-11 07:55:18
Beijing has tightened school security by providing more protective equipment and beefing up police presence after a series of violent attacks against schoolchildren elsewhere in China. In Xicheng district alone, guards in its 112 kindergartens and schools have been equipped with 200 police steel forks to prevent stabbing incidents.
Maglev raises health concerns
2010-05-11 07:55:18
People from more than 300 households have signed a petition opposing the proposed Mentougou subway line, citing potential health risks from the state-of-the-art trains that will run on it.