Water price could rise 24 percent
2009-12-03 09:23:30
The Beijing government wants to increase the price of water by almost 24 percent to 4.6 yuan per cu m to cut down on water use.
City lawyers accused of unruly practice
2009-12-03 08:53:50
Despite a rapid increase in the number of lawyers in Beijing, concerns about ability have forced the Beijing Lawyers' Association to punish 21 lawyers already this year.
Beijing plans to raise water price by 24%
2009-12-02 20:59:16
Beijing is planning to raise water price by about 24 percent to discourage residents from wasting water and ease shortages.
Tongzhou shuts down dead-pig butchery
2009-12-02 09:50:41
A butcher shop selling diseased meat in Daxingzhuang village, Tongzhou district was shut down by local government on Monday following a public tip-off.
Taiwan man arrested at airport for smuggling
2009-12-02 09:48:31
A Taiwan resident has been arrested for human smuggling after attempting to help a mainland man board an international flight at Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday, police said.
College applications to sink again
2009-12-02 09:26:09
The number of Beijing students to take university entrance exams next June is expected to drop by 10,000 from last year, setting a record low for applications in the capital city, local media said Wednesday.
Organizations respond with education, action
2009-12-01 14:26:46
In the lead up to World AIDS day, HIV/AIDS organizations throughout Beijing have been pushing to educate and invigorate people to take action against the discrimination facing those living with HIV/AIDS.
Affairs a factor in 40% of divorces
2009-12-01 10:34:00
Almost 40 percent of Haidian district couples that divorced this year said infidelity is the reason they were splitting up, the court said.
Romantic French, sentimental Chinese, earnest Americans
2009-12-01 10:15:40
When discussing cultural differences in love, a friend (who has ample experience) once summed it up nicely: "The French are romantic while the Chinese are sentimental."
Illegal, dirty kindergartens dominate Beiqijia town
2009-12-01 09:31:22
The privately run kindergartens in Beiqijia town lack official accreditation from the Changping district commission of education but care for nearly 3,000 children. There are no public kindergartens in the town.
Landlords advised to dodge income tax
2009-12-01 09:14:54
Real estate agents are advising property owners that they don't have to pay tax on rental income, despite a government regulation ordering that they do so.
Shame behind closed doors
2009-12-01 08:22:26
When Wang, who declined to use his full name, was 16 years old he was given the grave news that his mother had contracted HIV.