Chinese students learn harsh lessons
2010-01-12 09:49:33
Problems emerge when an increasing number of Chinese students choose to study in foreign countries. Many students have complained that agencies have misled them and that they have had problems with their overseas universities, colleges and schools.
Testing time for postgraduates
2010-01-11 11:44:58
Only one in every 10 applicants for graduate studies in Beijing applies because they want to pursue academic studies while the rest see graduate schools as a way to distinguish themselves in the harsh world of job hunting.
Avatar a dream come true for ticket scalpers
2010-01-11 10:41:35
Tickets for the 3-D and IMAX versions of the blockbuster movie Avatar were selling for up to four times their original price during the first weekend of James Cameron's epic film.
'Fire charges could extend to police for wrongdoing'
2010-01-11 10:24:55
Local police officers may end up facing charges for alleged wrongdoing connected to the deadly blaze that severely damaged the brand new five-billion-yuan CCTV tower last February.
Burning issue over crematorium move
2010-01-11 09:43:52
Villagers go on a building spree to get more compensation for their houses
Corrupt officials write for freedom
2010-01-11 08:31:16
Behind bars and under convictions of corruption, officials are becoming authors.
Zhou Jiugeng, a former Nanjing official known for his taste for expensive cigarettes and cars, is said to be writing a novel about bureaucracy.
Web-enabled street patrols deployed on city streets
2010-01-08 16:01:29
Urban inspectors armed with 3G technology to deal with problems
City hoping to break gridlock
2010-01-08 15:53:16
Beijing government is planning to bring in incentives, including raising car-parking fees in the downtown area, in a bid to ease congestion.
First hacker trial powers up in Beijing
2010-01-08 15:42:31
An alleged hacker accused of manipulating national exam scores through a computer virus has become Beijing's first man to stand trial on hacking charges.
Mystery surrounds murder-suicide
2010-01-08 15:11:34
Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a village head in Shunyi district who allegedly murdered a female farmer before taking his own life on a railway line two hours later.
Noted couple's home saved from bulldozer
2010-01-08 14:58:56
State Administration of Cultural Heritage places courtyard house on protection list
Overworked snow sweeper remains in coma
2010-01-08 14:30:05
A sanitation worker who fell unconscious while clearing the streets of snow remains in a coma yesterday.