Champion of the poor and vulnerable
2010-03-30 08:13:14
Yu Jianrong knows firsthand about China's social and political realities, and the grievances of the nation's disadvantaged. Zhao Yanrong reports
Residents reluctant to separate waste
2010-03-30 07:53:02
But authorities unlikely to trash pilot program
Subway tries to improve ride for the disabled
2010-03-30 07:53:02
The newly constructed subway lines will have ticket windows accessible to wheelchair users in accordance with the specifications for the barrier-free traffic facilities that will be implemented from April 1.
Storekeepers take dispute over rent to the streets
2010-03-30 07:53:02
Hundreds of tenants who had rented booths at a department store in Chaoyang district took their demand for a rent refund to the streets again on Monday, lying down outside the store to make their point.
'Sea turtles' swimming back in larger numbers
2010-03-30 07:53:02
The number of overseas returnees in Beijing last year increased by 15,000, a 28 percent rise compared with 2008, according to the deputy director of the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange.
Painter's passion brings history to life
2010-03-29 07:54:17
Long is an introspective and disciplined artist. Once he picks up his brush he is completely focused. When not working he is a warm and energetic person.
Authorities advocate new ways of sweeping tombs
2010-03-29 07:54:17
Authorities are encouraging tomb sweepers not to set out offerings of food, alcohol or money to commemorate the dead as families began preparing to visit and clean their ancestors' tombs on Saturday, eight days before Tomb Sweeping Festival.
More families choose sea burials
2010-03-29 07:54:17
Forty Beijing families said goodbye to their loved ones on Friday as their ashes were scattered into the waters of the Bohai Sea, off Tanggu, Tianjin.
Simply fabulous but still single
2010-03-26 07:53:22
Career, family and men behaving badly ruin many a relationship, but that doesn't mean a woman has to stop searching
Relocation plans fail to ease concerns
2010-03-26 07:53:22
Hutong dwellers on the brink of relocation say they still face major problems, after authorities released the latest guidelines concerning their move.
Organ harvesters charged
2010-03-26 07:53:22
A gang who allegedly ran a human organ trafficking scheme will stand trial in April, Haidian district court said on Thursday.