Almost every company in Beijing - Chinese and foreign-owned - have or will hike monthly salaries for workers during 2011, a survey has found.
One of the world's top technology forecasters and business strategists, Daniel Burrus, likens a visit to Beijing to a time travel experience, in which the past, present and future are intertwined.
On the hip hop stage, young people wearing loose, colorful clothes and rapping take the leading roles, but among them a well-dressed woman stands out and receives more applause. The woman is 72 years old.
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A scalper at Beijing West Railway Station has become the first to be detained for trying to dogde tough new ticketing rules, police said on Wednesday.
Beijing's daily license plate restrictions are to be extended to include bad weather conditions, major events and festivals, according to a municipal work plan released on Tuesday.
Almost one-third of Beijingers do not live in the place where their hukou - or permanent residency - is registered, according to official data released on Monday.
Xidan, a business area well known in Beijing as a shopping paradise, is aiming to become an international fashion hub in the near future.
Relatives sue for compensation after fatal crash on road trip
Fresh students setting sights on small cities, study discovers