Stress, long hours behind cop deaths
2010-04-08 07:52:32
Working conditions under scrutiny after two more officers die on the job
10 m yuan not enough to retire on, don warns
2010-04-08 07:52:32
A statement by a top financial professor that people in big cities like Beijing may need at least 10 million yuan in savings for retirement has triggered hot debate.
Schools scramble to be ready for quake upgrades
2010-04-08 07:52:32
School will be out for a lot longer than usual for thousands of Beijing students this summer while buildings are upgraded to better resist earthquakes.
Children stuck inside this spring
2010-04-07 08:00:03
Beijing parks emptier as schools send students to museums instead of on annual outdoor excursions
Popular video site acquires S. Korean TV shows
2010-04-07 08:00:03
An ambitious plan was recently announced by Youku.com, one of the country's largest video websites, to buy and air all TV series produced by a major South Korean TV station over the next three years.
Office life 'stressful' for middle-aged managers
2010-04-07 08:00:03
A report on psychological health among office workers released recently shows that office workers in metropolises such as Beijing are the least content with their lives.
Capital can lead green revolution
2010-04-07 08:00:03
While the capital's per-capita GDP falls short of world city levels, Beijing has the potential to become a global leader in the "low-carbon" concept, experts said.
Court tells Silk Street to get rid of its fakes
2010-04-06 07:57:25
Market cancels lease of trader jailed for over three years
Govt's car ban survey raises doubts
2010-04-06 07:57:25
Local car owners are questioning the results of a government-funded survey about the recently renewed "no-car-day" policy, saying the findings might have been massaged.
Tabulate the extra costs of grabbing an early iPad
2010-04-06 07:57:25
Fans of Apple Computer products who want to purchase the new iPad right away must pay as much as 2,000 yuan more than the US price. Deliveries of the tablet computer will begin Wednesday, unauthorized vendors said.
Cheaper tomb lease renewals being plotted
2010-04-05 10:12:34
Tomb leases more than 20 years old in public cemeteries can be renewed at lower prices, according to the Beijing Funeral Association.
'Green' burials don't take root
2010-04-05 09:51:19
Despite the Beijing municipal government's two decades-old push to encourage "green interments", including so-called tree burials, only 2 percent of families choose those methods of burial.