Lifelike dishes of food, crafted from precious stones, are displayed at the 12th China International Jewelry Fair, a four-day event that was held in Beijing, on July 16, 2011.
Discovered begging in a Beijing subway station, Zhang Shangwu - a former champion gymnast turned thief - has been offered a wide choice of jobs and help, thanks to two days of extensive media coverage.
The wife of a scientist said she will accuse her husband of libel and defamation for alleging that she made up posts about his affairs with three women. The man said he did not cheat on his wife but donated sperm to the other "mistresses".
The results of a survey showed that the cost of living in Beijing is higher than in New York for expatriates.
Some of Da Vinci's expensive furniture was not made abroad but in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province.
Qi Baosong says he likes fishing so much that he can sit through a morning motionlessly waiting for a fish to take his bait.
Authorities plan to inspect the recently opened Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway to ensure its safety after equipment on it failed on three separate occasions in four days, a railways official said on Thursday.
People across the capital are now braving the dog days' heat to get their hands on an ancient Chinese remedy that helps stave off winter ailments.
Mobile phone company Nokia is swapping old phones for movie tickets at post shops in Beijing in a bid to encourage their consumers to start a low-carbon, green life.
Beijing will receive up to 3 billion yuan (about $462 million) of funding from the central government over the next three years to improve the development of its service industry.
Chen Xin has fared well as a middle school student in the capital. His grades are good and he has made many friends.
More than 30 bullet trains were brought to a halt by a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway on Tuesday.
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