A new bill seeks to ban animals from public transportation in Beijing as a preemptive measure against the possible spread of disease.
More than 100 million yuan ($16.22 million) will be added for the purchase of relief supplies in Beijing in 2013, Beijing Daily reports.
Beijing's decision to increase taxi fares has fueled fears among cab drivers that it could lead to a slump in passengers.
Marathon lovers in Beijing gather at the Beijing Olympic Forest Park at night on April 16, 2013, praying for the victims killed in Boston Marathon blasts.
Beijing International Running Festival, a traditional public sports games in the Chinese capital, attracted 20,000 running enthusiasts to participate this year.
A 4-year-old boy is believed to have been infected with the H7N9 strain in Beijing.
More than 1,000 job seekers flooded a job fair for people with disabilities, held in Beijing on Saturday.
Beijing confirmed its first H7N9 infection on Saturday, while health authorities are closely watching a case in Shanghai to figure out whether the virus can be transmitted between people. 
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Construction of a new airport in south Beijing will start next year, and the facility is expected to be completed and put into use in 2018.
A flight bound for Beijing from Wenzhou on Wednesday was delayed for nearly two hours after a passenger claimed to have carried a bomb onboard in the luggage.
From this week, people who do not wait for the 'green man' signal to cross at intersections will receive on-the-spot fines of 10 yuan ($1.60).
Beijing has vowed to regulate 75 unofficial landfills by the end of this year and another 100 next year, while bringing 250 landfills into line by the end of 2015.
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