Residents dig in over subway expansion
2010-02-02 10:02:56
Work on the second phase of subway Line 10 started yesterday morning and was greeted with protests from angry residents who fear the project will endanger their homes.
Billionaires spend bundles in town
2010-02-02 09:25:37
Wealthiest in Beijing spend heavily on luxury cars, collections, golf and health
Some off-ramp speed limits hiked to 50 km/h
2010-01-29 11:38:47
Drivers will be able to exit the Fifth Ring Road at faster speeds in future after the Beijing traffic management bureau announced it was hiking off-ramp speed limits to 50 km/h.
Citroens out, electric cabs in, for city's taxi fleet
2010-01-29 11:23:31
The last 200 Citroen taxis will leave the city's streets by May with electric taxis tipped to be introduced into the market according to proposals at the Beijing municipal people's congress.
Commercial property tax expected
2010-01-29 09:36:45
Experts say now is the time for city to increase speculators' holding costs of housing
Beijing receives 170 million tourists in 2009
2010-01-28 22:15:43
China's capital received 170 million tourists at home and from abroad last year, a growth of 14.5 percent year-on-year, according to data released Thursday by the municipal bureau of statistics.
Police shout down visa-free stopover extension
2010-01-28 09:58:48
The city's exit and entry administration voiced concerns yesterday about a Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) proposal to extend Beijing's Transit Without Visa (TWOV) to seven days.
Seawater plan selected to quench city's thirst
2010-01-28 09:55:06
Beijing may divert seawater from nearby provinces as an immediate solution against the scarcity of water in the populated city.
China unlocks door to foreign security firms
2010-01-28 09:52:13
Beijing police ran a media event at Wangfujing on Tuesday to highlight a significant change in the security industry that allows foreign firms to get into the market.
'Raped' girl perjures herself
2010-01-28 09:47:08
A female student from Beihang University, allegedly raped by her ex-boyfriend, was charged with perjury after retracting her testimony, the Beijing Times reported.
Government urged to subsidize anti-hepatitis B drugs
2010-01-27 09:41:17
Adding anti-hepatitis B drugs to the insurance list of the city's medicine would solve severe health concerns, a senior medical expert has said.
Movie rating system 'unfeasible'
2010-01-27 09:40:43
A movie rating system cannot be implemented at the present time, a municipal official said on Sunday.