'Shoushou' porn lands netizen with 15 days of detention
2010-03-03 09:35:03
A Beijing man who offered to share pornographic videos of famous car model Zhai Ling will spend 15 days in administrative detention, say police.
Tiger tooth ad spurs calls for a crackdown
2010-03-03 09:31:19
Calls for a stricter screening system to deter the trafficking in wild animal parts intensified after a man was found selling a tiger tooth online in Beijing.
School bus worries drive new standards forward
2010-03-03 09:19:31
Parents have expressed dismay after learning that very few school buses used by Beijing students have been licensed for the work they do.
Male grads given edge in job recruitment
2010-03-02 13:08:48
Male graduates get preferential treatment in their hunt for jobs, with a full nine percentage points more male university seniors having landed positions than their female counterparts as of the end of February.
Office workers get hand in beating fingerprint readers
2010-03-02 11:33:23
Some office workers are reaching out for help in beating fingerprint-reading machines that many companies are installing to monitor attendance.
City maternity wards roar softly in Year of the Tiger
2010-03-02 11:13:21
The number of babies born in the Year of the Tiger dropped nearly 30 percent in the first month of the Chinese New Year, according to the Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital.
Free bike system gets rolling on 100 sets of wheels
2010-03-02 11:06:17
Beijing kicked off its new public bicycle service program yesterday.
Naked ambition
2010-03-01 13:31:04
World-renowned performance artist uses his unique camouflaging style to provoke public thought on life and the world. Wang Ru reports
'Boring' tax forms are overlooked by majority
2010-03-01 10:52:58
Most Beijingers are ignoring rules that call for those who earn more than 120,000 yuan a year to complete a self-declaration tax form.
Ad seeking mistress irks collegians
2010-03-01 09:31:55
More than 50 advertising posters seeking a mistress that were placed in several Beijing arts colleges, including the prestigious Central Academy of Drama, have triggered fierce criticism.
Thirst is building for tiger bone wine
2010-03-01 09:12:14
Roaring demand for tiger bone tonic wine during the Year of the Tiger has delighted those taking part in the underground industry but sent chills through conservationists.