China Daily launches Beijing section

China Daily, the country's largest nationwide English language newspaper, officially launches its Beijing slip-edition Wednesday ahead of the National Day celebrations. (Website for the Beijing section: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/)

The new slip-edition, with four broadsheet colored pages,is released from Monday to Friday with the original 24-page newspaper in the Beijing area. The price remains the same.

The fresh edition is focused on social news on people's lives and city life, including information on travel, entertainment, jobs and investment. One feature is profile stories on foreigners in Beijing and residents.

There are also columns by foreign writers.

"The Beijing edition will provide a chance for foreign visitors to have a deeper understanding of the country and boost the newspaper's capacities in international communications," said Editor-in-Chief Zhu Ling.

Zhu said that the new edition would be expanded in the future according to the demands of readers.

China Daily has an average daily circulation of 300,000 in about 150 countries and regions, according to its website.

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