Beijingers flock to Taiwan as agents vie for business
2010-05-05 08:14:25
Beijing has witnessed the largest number of domestic travelers to enter Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan during the first four months of this year.
HIV tests will continue, despite new national rules
2010-05-05 08:14:25
Foreigners intending to study or work in Beijing will still be required to test for HIV, despite the Chinese government easing a two-decade-old travel ban on foreign HIV carriers on April 27.
Warning on Kobe beef ruins some appetites
2010-05-05 08:14:25
Lovers of Japanese cuisine, especially its famed Kobe beef, have expressed amazement after learning the prized delicacy is banned in China.
7 million and still counting
2010-05-04 08:08:20
A top private institution gears its English classes for people who want to go overseas
Bells ring loud - and long
2010-05-04 08:00:09
Wedding ceremonies are becoming more glitzy and less traditional as couples - products of the one-child policy - plan their special day
Roads groan under strain of holiday traffic
2010-05-04 08:00:09
With the city's roads jammed with traffic during the long weekend, the Beijing Capital Highway Development Group, the organization that manages toll routes, was doing all it could to keep drivers moving.
Student pilot killed in crash of microlight
2010-05-04 08:00:09
An aviation club was ordered to suspend operations on Monday after a microlight aircraft crashed into the Ming Tombs reservoir on Sunday afternoon, killing the student pilot and injuring his instructor.
Luxury home prices down, thanks to new regulations
2010-05-03 14:18:00
Uncertainty about Beijing's luxury residential market has led speculators to step aside and caused some overseas owners to be anxious about their property assets.
Auto show sets world record attendance figure
2010-05-03 14:02:36
More than 800,000 people visited Auto China 2010, which wrapped up on Sunday, making it the best-attended motor show in the world, organizers say.
Tough rules set to drop home prices 30 percent
2010-05-03 13:38:31
Home prices may drop by as much as 30 percent by the end of this year in Beijing, following the introduction of tough new rules that among other things ban families from buying more than one additional home.
Parks and sunny weather draw 1.8m outdoors
2010-05-03 11:51:11
More than 1.8 million visitors are expected to visit parks in Beijing during the three-day May Day holidays, thanks to the sunny weather, the municipal administration center of parks said.
Sick of the big smoke
2010-04-30 07:54:34
Soaring housing prices, hukou difficulties and the stress, pressure and competition of Beijing have many young white-collar workers dreaming of a simpler life. Huang Yuli reports.