The international governing body for university sports will be happy to see either Beijing or Almaty win the bid for 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Claude-Louis Gallien, President of the International University Sports Federation, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang played down the expectation for him to compete at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing slated for Aug. 22-30 as the organizers launched 200-day countdown here on Tuesday.
Beijing is using a crowd analytics system to prevent stampedes at major commercial areas. It is hoped that the system will be rolled out nationwide.
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson and actor Richard Armitage were in Beijing on Monday to promote "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies", the finale of the fantasy epic which will hit Chinese cinemas on Friday.
China is aiming to speed up its environmental protection and improvement, especially to solve the smog trouble in and around Beijing, by taking the advantage of Beijing 2022 efforts.
Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for drug offenses by the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing.
Launch of three bullet trains on Jan 12 will bring relief to about 300,000 travelers who spend hours commuting from Beijing to Yanjiao, Hebei province. The start of operations is seen as one more step toward regional integration between Beijing and its surrounding provincial areas.
Both Beijing and Almaty are strong candidates who will have a good competition between them in the race for hosting the 2022 Winter Games, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
Beijing witnessed an increasing number of days with blue skies in 2014, a clear improvement in air pollution control, while the reduction in the average concentration of PM2.5, a major air pollutant, failed to reach the annual goal by a hair, the municipal environmental watchdog said on Sunday.
Monday morning commuters on Beijing's public transport began the day with mixed feelings following a raise in subway and bus fares and the unveiling of four new subway lines.
Water through the south-to-north diversion project has arrived in Beijing on Saturday after a journey of over 1,200 kilometers, bringing with it a torrent of doubts and worries.
Beijingers will wave goodbye to low price transportation after the government raised bus and subway fares on Sunday.
Beijing has started to regulate electric self-balancing scooters after Shanghai and several other major cities recently prohibited their use on roads.
Beijing is trying to improve the 72-hour visa-free entry policy for international transit passengers to attract more overseas visitors.
A 66-year-old farmer is preparing for his "Long March" to Beijing, which he will start in January to support China's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Three people have been charged with involuntarily endangering public security by flying drones for surveying and mapping, according to a recent report in People's Liberation Army Daily.
China's economic planner announced its approval on construction of a new airport in Beijing on Monday.
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