Wei Binglin never thought about starting a company in Beijing, but a regional integration plan for the capital inspired him to try his luck as an entrepreneur outside the city.
More than 53,000 couples in Beijing have applied for a second child since the city changed its birth control policy in early 2014.
China's weather observatory on Tuesday afternoon continued to issue a yellow alert for smog in Beijing and neighboring regions.
China's weather observatory issued Monday a yellow alert for smog that is expected to hit the capital of Beijing and neighboring regions in northern parts of the country.
The iconic Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing is usually filled with flowers, pot plants and topiary, but on Thursday there were some new installations: hundreds of toilets. There are now 445 portable toilets in eight locations in the square, and 132 assistants are on hand to point visitors in the right direction.
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off central Chile at 6:54 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Guo Meimei, a Chinese microblogger who was charged with operating a gambling house, went on trial at Beijing Dongcheng District People's Court on Thursday.
Beijingers breathed perfect air from August 20 to September 3 as half of the city's cars were barred from roads and industries in nearby provinces were temporarily shut down.
Kenya wrote history as the best country in track and field when it ruled roost as the curtains came down on the 15th edition of the World Championships at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on Sunday.
China on Monday unveiled temporary measures to guarantee clean air for the Sept. 3 military parade commemorating the end of World War II.
A team of 217 military specialists in nuclear and biochemical materials has arrived in the northern city of Tianjin following explosions at a warehouse on Wednesday.
Zhangjiakou, the joint-bidding city of Beijing for 2022 Winter Olympics, is developing fast in skiing industry. Mayor Hou Liang said on Thursday that the Hebei city had been training coaches to meet the need of the rapid development.
Expectations are high in China as the vote on the 2022 Winter Olympics Games nears.
The Beijing 2022 delegation has underlined the bid's full alignment with the principles of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and stressed sustainability as one of the key pillars of the Games plans.
About 200 overseas Chinese gathered here on Wednesday to voice their support for Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Two-time world champion of high jump Blanka Vlasic has decided to skip this Thursday's Diamond League event in Lausanne, announced the organizers on Tuesday.
Beijing tried to impress the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with models of Olympic venues and a virtual train journey on Thursday.
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