Authorities in Beijing said Sunday that the city will replace all coal-fired equipment in its core areas by 2013.
This year, Beijing will focus on air quality through measures such as improving pollution monitoring and reducing the density of major pollutants at construction sites by 2 percent on average, Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong said Thursday.
Thanks to the Zhongguancun Open Lab, the cooperation between companies and research institutes finally works out.
A new policy on public rental housing is allowing more low- and middle-income families to apply for homes.
After running for two decades, the last old trains in this city's busiest subway line will be replaced by the end of the year, officials said.
A lax enforcement of the law has allowed more construction dust than usual to pollute the city's air, an environmental watchdog said.
Cao Hui says she really likes hanging out on the capital's prosperous shopping streets, but she often can't find a convenient public toilet.
People who want to have a better idea of what the Beijing government is doing now have a more convenient and swift way at their disposal - visiting an online information room.
The municipal government reclaimed more than 3 million yuan from vehicle owners since October. The money was handed out as extra subsidies by mistake to car owners who scrapped their old vehicles.
The last 155 coal-fired boilers in two central Beijing districts have been shut down and replaced by gas and electronic steam boilers to improve air quality in the capital.
Emergency-response centers in the capital are in talks to improve the coverage of airlift rescue.
The authority will revoke the qualifications of 477 real estate enterprises in Beijing, said a statement released Thursday.
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