Card fraudsters land jail terms in Beijing
2009-12-16 07:07:42
Six convicted criminals were jailed seven to 11 years on charges of credit card fraud yesterday in Beijing.
Beijing to have 4 million cars on road this weekend
2009-12-15 20:51:37
More than four million vehicles will hit the road this weekend in Beijing as number of new cars sold in the Chinese capital remains about 2,000 daily, the municipal traffic management bureau annouced Tuesday morning.
Beijing to offer a snowy New Year dream
2009-12-15 15:33:04
Beijing municipal government will cover the World Trade Plaza Square at Chaoyang district with man-made snow to cheer in the New Year, Qianlong.com.cn reported.
Renovation projects help build market
2009-12-15 15:31:18
Unfinished buildings, known as lanweilou in Chinese or rotten-tail buildings, are being revived amid the booming real estate market in Beijing.
Beijing housing price tops 20,000 yuan per sq m inside 4th Ring
2009-12-15 15:05:55
The average price of pre-construction homes inside Beijing's 4th Ring Road now stands at a staggering 20,515 yuan ($3,004.6) per square meter, according to a report by the Beijing Youth Daily Tuesday citing the Beijing Bureau of Statistics.
BitTorrent sites down but not out
2009-12-15 14:56:35
With authorities taking a harder stance on unlicensed audio and video download sites, Beijing's illegal DVD vendors are anxiously awaiting a possible increase in sales.
Boy dies after lethal injection at illegal clinic
2009-12-15 13:45:13
A 16-year-old boy died five hours after receiving an injection at an illegal medical clinic in Chaoyang district on Sunday, the district health bureau said.
Studio collapse blamed on poor construction
2009-12-15 13:16:13
Poor construction is to blame for the collapse of a television studio on Sunday, police said, as the number of injured people rose to 18 yesterday.
Chemical plant blast kills three
2009-12-15 11:40:55
Three workers are dead and more could be injured following a gas explosion at a private chemical plant in south Beijing's Fangshan district yesterday.
Vendors hawk fake invoices to employees
2009-12-15 10:40:18
Dodgy vendors are once again hawking fake tax invoices on the streets of Beijing, as workers scramble for receipts to bolster their yearly bonus.
Graduate unfulfilled by village work
2009-12-15 08:03:17
Graduates in the village cadre program all wanted to reduce poverty and have a positive impact, but many simply filed papers and acted as secretaries.
25,000 tons of snow in 'Bird's Nest' for ski season
2009-12-14 17:01:21
The operator of China's National Stadium, or the "Bird's Nest", announced Saturday that 25,000 tons of snow for the Beijing Olympic stadium's first snow season carnival were made from harmless intermediate water, the Beijing News reported.