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China's Beijing mulls banning fireworks all year long

TheBeijingmunicipallegislatureisdiscussingamendingitsfireworksmanagementregulationstobanfireworksallyearlonginlightofthecity'sheavyairpollutionandcasualtiescaus

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Former Beijing official stands trial for bribery

A former senior official with the Beijing government went on trial Thursday for allegedly taking bribes totaling 1.9 million U.S. dollars, a local court said Friday.

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Corruption prosecution for former Chinese bank chief

Tao Liming, former president of the Postal Savings Bank of China, will be prosecuted for suspected corruption, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Wednesday.

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One-dollar house mirrors hollow out of Detroit

Detroit bargain properties are very interesting with low-end homes being listed for as low as one dollar.