Beijing tops in transportation
2010-04-28 07:51:37
Beijingers had mixed reactions to news that the capital has been declared China's "most competitive city" in terms of living environment.
Healthier salt coming to supermarkets
2010-04-28 07:51:37
Customers will be able to buy low-sodium salt at 959 supermarkets in Beijing as part of the government's efforts to limit salt intake and curtail health problems, such as high blood pressure, that follow a high-salt diet.
Apply appliance rules, store told
2010-04-27 08:02:03
Dazhong Electronics, a major chain store for appliances, says it has strengthened its management policies after it and two suppliers were fined for offering false reclaim certificates under the trade-in subsidy program.
Electronics chains to open more outlets
2010-04-27 08:02:03
Beijingers will be spoilt for choice when it comes to shopping for household and electronic goods, with the two giants of the industry, Suning and Gome, embarking on ambitious expansion plans.
14 accused of selling personal data
2010-04-26 08:12:03
The Chaoyang procuratorate has accused three employees of major telecom companies and 11 other people of selling private information to debt-collection companies, in a case related to a 2008 murder case.
Great Wall gridlock gets put into 'park'
2010-04-26 08:12:03
Drivers will not be able to park private cars next to the Badaling section of the Great Wall in future, after a new parking scheme hits the road.
Xinhua's new building to tower above all
2010-04-26 08:12:03
The National Financial Information Building is set to become the tallest in Beijing, extending 360 m and edging past the capital's highest structure - the 74-story China World Trade Center III - by some 30 m.
The deadly danger of 'seckill'
2010-04-23 07:45:52
Malls and supermarkets are being strongly urged to stop organizing so-called seckill sales over fears that people could become seriously hurt in the melee they sometimes cause.
Fake goods worth 88m yuan are confiscated
2010-04-23 07:45:52
Beijing customs confiscated more than 190,000 items of pirated goods, worth more than 88 million yuan, last year.
Door closing on rising house prices
2010-04-22 10:36:31
The cost of real estate in the capital will likely start to fall in the fourth quarter, housing market analysts are predicting.
Highwire bidders slow to step out
2010-04-22 10:31:02
A plan by management of the National Stadium to solicit bids for naming rights to a highwire acrobat's two-month stunt is teetering.
Gold rush amid market fluctuations
2010-04-22 10:26:01
Beijing investors have come down with a severe case of gold fever, ever since the stock market was hit with recent fluctuations and in light of expectations of a falling property market.