Hanwang sells i-phone trademark to Apple for unknown sum
2010-01-07 10:37:35
Beijing company Hanwang Technology has transferred ownership of its "i-phone" trademark to Apple.
Father, 25, charged with leaving sick baby to die
2010-01-07 10:08:36
A farmer from Anhui was charged Tuesday with abandonment by Dongcheng district procuratorate for deserting his seriously ill baby at a Beijing bus station. The child died three days later.
Five more subways set to roll this year
2010-01-07 08:41:28
Beijing will complete its construction of five new subway lines and start work on another four this year, authorities said yesterday.
New bar street takes shape
2010-01-07 08:40:25
A bar opening tomorrow on Beiluoguxiang is the latest example of a growing trend that has seen shops take advantage of the street's proximity to Nanluoguxiang (NLGX) Pedestrian Street, minus the cost, the kitsch and the chaos.
Bogus brews raise health concerns
2010-01-07 08:39:18
Fake "foreign" beers sold in some Beijing bars could cause sickness because of insanitary conditions in the brewing process, according to enforcement officers with the bureau of quality supervision in Chaoyang district.
Shops and offices get colder to save gas
2010-01-06 10:49:59
Almost 4,000 non-residential buildings such as shopping malls and supermarkets will be ordered to reduce their interior temperatures to 13 C degrees, the municipal government said yesterday.
Flu rates to soar with Spring Festival travel
2010-01-06 10:04:59
Infection rates for A/H1N1 flu might jump during Spring Festival with an estimated 10 million travelers moving to and from the capital, the government warned yesterday.
Solar power to heat up airline meals
2010-01-06 09:28:01
The system is one of the city's clean energy pilot projects being promoted
Animals trained to be good patients
2010-01-06 09:13:46
Animals in Beijing Zoo will receive conditioned reflex training this year to enable physical checks without the need for anesthetic injections.
Man sells bejeweled fake pistols online, prompts concern
2010-01-06 08:52:37
An imitation 64 pistol is being sold online and via mail order, despite strict laws which forbid the sale of fake weapons in China.
Noisy Batong Line angers residential community
2010-01-06 08:50:11
A Beijing community is demanding a soundproof wall be installed near their homes because of the "intolerable" noise from the nearby subway.
Police holding suspect in multiple murder
2010-01-05 09:46:54
Beijing police yesterday confirmed that a 30-year-old male suspect was being held for allegedly killing his girlfriend, a friend and three family members on the New Year's Eve in Daxing district.