Controversy flares over research of tot teachers
2012-08-31 07:49:01
Many kindergartens require their teachers to carry out educational research as part of their work, which sparks public debate.
Tower to dominate Beijing skyline by 2016
2012-08-30 14:32:19
China Zun, a 528-meter building, will dwarf all the other buildings in the central business district in Beijing upon its completion.
Bachelors seek love from billboard ad
2012-08-30 07:39:20
Three young bachelors have posted their pictures and personal information on a billboard on a bustling Beijing street and are waiting for calls from their future wives.
Marriage medicals fall to 7% in Beijing
2012-08-27 13:24:30
The capital will not restore compulsory premarital medical checkups but they will be available on a voluntary basis, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Car plate applicants exceed 1m in Beijing
2012-08-27 07:32:26
A record 1-million-plus people in Beijing competed for fewer than 20,000 registration certificates qualifying them to buy cars through a lottery system.
Trustee councils set up at Beijing hospitals
2012-08-23 07:30:02
A council of trustees has been established in two public hospitals in Beijing as part of an ongoing medical institution reform in the municipality.
Women's conference held in Beijing
2012-08-22 16:52:39
Five successful career women gave speeches at the recent Third Annual of Women and Youth Leadership Conference in Beijing.
Hospital congested as 24-hour service opens
2012-08-20 18:31:30
The Peking Union Medical College Hospital, a renowned general hospital in Beijing, began a 24-hour appointment registration service on Sunday to ease the morning tension of registrations and restrict scalpers' illegal sale of appointment tickets.
Beijing insurance companies pay $142m after floods
2012-08-01 21:52:38
Insurance companies in Beijing had to pay out about 900 million yuan ($142.37 million) in compensation due to the damages caused by the floods that hit the region on July 21.
Man injured after pavement collapses
2012-08-01 19:55:37
A man was injured on July 31 after he fell on a pavement that collapsed in the crossing of Baiyunlu Street and Chang'an Street in Beijing's Xicheng district, the district's governmental micro blog said.
Driver blocks entrance, stabs car lot attendant
2012-07-31 19:57:42
A Beijing parking attendant was beaten and stabbed in the arm after he confronted the driver of a sports car who had blocked the entrance to a parking lot.
Beijing to see more heavy rains
2012-07-27 20:57:20
Beijing issued an alert for possible geological disasters Friday afternoon, as a new round of rainstorms is expected to pelt the capital from Friday evening to Saturday.