Residents fail to pay heating fees
2009-11-05 10:21:16
Almost 30 percent of residents failed to pay their heating fees last year, government officials said yesterday.
Husband fights for compensation
2009-11-05 10:19:39
The husband of an Australian professor, who died during an operation at the hospital where she worked, is demanding 5 million yuan ($732,000) in compensation for his wife's death.
Uphill battle for new education minister
2009-11-05 10:17:21
I'm overwhelmed every day by complaints about our educational system. I'm a newlywed thinking of having a baby. I often discuss with my husband about how to earn enough money to buy an overpriced apartment in Zhongguancun so our child can enroll in the best primary school in Beijing.
Phone fraud to rise as year ends
2009-11-05 09:24:17
Telephone scams will increase as the New Year approaches, Beijing police warned yesterday.
Group housing project abandoned
2009-11-05 09:19:34
The Beijinger who called for people dreaming of owning their own home to boycott developers and build their own, has abandoned his project after six years of struggle.
60% of high-rise cleaners have qualifications
2009-11-05 09:16:09
Spider men clean the Water Cube in September before the National Day holiday. [China Daily/Gong Wenbao]
Tourists confused by Qianmen maze
2009-11-05 09:11:18
The historic area of Qianmen has become a labyrinth for tourists, leaving many lost and confused by its disjointed underpasses and road barriers, local workers say.
Beijing cafes booming not because of coffee, but space
2009-11-04 09:46:34
While it is no surprise that many Beijingers have taken to coffee since foreign companies arrived on the scene nearly 10 years ago, customers are hanging out at cafes not for the coffee - but the environment.
Comment: Weather office brings selfish snow
2009-11-04 09:45:07
Beijing residents woke up to a big surprise on Sunday morning when they found the capital city had been blanketed by an unusually heavy snow, the first of the season and the earliest in 22 years according to meteorological statistics.
An organic way of life
2009-11-04 09:16:29
To many, a bagel may be just a doughnut-like bread roll for breakfast. But to Chinese American Lejen Chen, it is something that changed her life.
Subway bike ban stays put
2009-11-04 09:10:38
Folded bicycles will remain banned on Beijing's subways, despite a regulation that permitted commuters to ride with bikes in Guangzhou this week.
Farmland reclaimed from angry owner
2009-11-04 09:03:30
A woman who purchased a farm courtyard house eight years ago was ordered to move out with compensation of 360,000 yuan, dealing another blow to people who have bought farm houses unaware of government rules of ownership.