Patients resell prescription medicine for cash
2009-12-17 11:15:34
Doctors are powerless to stop patients who fake illnesses so they can resell their medicine for profit, the Beijing municipal health bureau said.
Fine looms for property management company
2009-12-17 11:14:18
An unlicensed Beijing branch of a US property management company could be fined as much as 200,000 yuan, a local government department said.
Reluctant support for staggered water price rise
2009-12-17 11:10:18
Most public representatives at a hearing on water costs yesterday said they supported an increase in the cost of tap water for next year because they had "no alternative".
GMAT cheating worries US colleges
2009-12-17 11:07:01
US universities are concerned about Chinese students' cheating on entrance exams across the country, according to experts.
Majority supports gradual rise of city water price
2009-12-16 16:06:34
Most representatives at a public hearing held today by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform agree the price rise for residential use in the city, the chinanews.cn reported.
Kung Fu Panda 'humiliating'
2009-12-16 11:13:35
Animated comedy Kung Fu Panda is humiliating for China because it successfully sold Chinese culture to the world but was created by Hollywood, an animation forum has been told.
Shunyi residents store water before price hike
2009-12-16 10:46:14
Residents in Shunyi district are queuing up to buy 500 cu m of water, the maximum allowance for a single family, as a government-run debate on a water price increase begins in Beijing on Wednesday.
Court rejects herbal tea claim for cash
2009-12-16 10:34:26
A man who attempted to sue movie star Chen Daoming and a herbal tea company has lost his legal battle in Xuanwu district court.
Beijing holds public hearing on water price hike
2009-12-16 10:20:12
A public hearing on a proposed water price hike was held in Beijing Wednesday.
More Beijingers seek counseling service
2009-12-16 09:59:40
A 27-year-old consultant is sitting in a dark room, listening to a psychologist analyze her subconscious using the positioning of cartoon characters she placed on a board.
4m cars to bring problems in Beijing
2009-12-16 08:52:09
The Beijing traffic management bureau yesterday put the city's car population at an unprecedented 3.99 million as of last Sunday, predicting the number would break four million before the weekend.
Property market in Beijing facing a capital surge
2009-12-16 08:00:54
That kind of pressure pushed him to make one of the most expensive decisions of his life - buying a home.