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  • Beijing pedals new bike rental scheme

    2011-07-11 11:22

    Beijing is planning to pilot government-sponsored bike rentals in a renewed effort to ease the city's gridlocked traffic after private firms retreat from the market due to huge losses.

  • Don't call me Laowai: My life in a Beijing alley

    2011-07-11 09:40

    Dominic Johnson-Hill successfully created his brand Plastered 8 in China. He likes this place. "Beijing is a city like a man, and people are very nice."

  • Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway resumes operation

    2011-07-11 09:27

    A bullet train on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway resumed operation after a breakdown for more than one hour due to electric power fault, local railway authorities said Sunday.

  • Beijing in new crackdown on use of illegal cooking oil

    2011-07-11 07:49

    The municipal health authority has launched a crackdown on restaurants' use of illegal cooking oil to improve food safety.

  • Water brands halted over bacteria levels

    2011-07-08 07:48

    Authorities have ordered a halt to the sale of 31 brands of water after they failed safety standard tests.

  • Burned boy faces 10 yrs behind his mask: family

    2011-07-08 07:48

    A boy who suffered severe burns to his face and hands may have to spend the next 10 years or more in a full surgical mask, said his parents on Thursday.

  • From timid teenager to tough rugby skipper

    2011-07-08 07:21

    It has been written that rugby is a sport for thugs played by gentlemen. Liu Yan is neither, but that has not stopped her from attempting to take the game to another level in China.

  • SWAT guard festivals, fairs in safety move

    2011-07-07 07:58

    Security at music festivals, soccer matches and other mass activities will be boosted next month by armed police officers and sniffer dogs.

  • Beijing checks subway stations after fatal crush

    2011-07-07 07:55

    All 1,331 escalators and elevators at subway stations citywide have been checked for faults, transport authorities assured on Wednesday, in an effort to ease fears following an accident that killed a teenager.

  • City traffic defeats Di'anmen plan

    2011-07-05 08:09

    A plan to rebuild a missing gate on Beijing's central axis has been canceled due to traffic considerations.

  • New deal for commercial flights over Great Wall

    2011-07-04 08:17

    Want to witness the beauty of the Great Wall but don't fancy the sharp inclines and bustling tour groups? Sightseers can rise above the crowds and get a bird's eye view of the Badaling section by taking a spin with Capital Helicopter on a single-engine, six-seat AS350B3 Squirrel helicopter. Tours start at Badaling Airport and last about 15 minutes.

  • Disaster shelter gets a controversial facelift

    2011-07-04 08:10

    Experts have slammed bosses at a Haidian district park after they converted an emergency earthquake shelter into golf courses.

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