Design work trumps new technologies at Beijing

When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officials promised to use it as a showcase for new technology and China's economic development.

Beijing's 'world-class' terminal may blow your mind (Beijing Flaunts New Airport Terminal)

The McDonald's outlets may look and smell familiar to Olympics visitors passing through Beijing airport next August.

Beijing Pop Festival

For Western rock'n'rollers who dig heaps of paperwork, China's becoming yet another hot spot to bring the noise

Hong Kong seizes 7,000 live turtles

Hong Kong police have arrested two men accused of trying to smuggle more than 7,000 live pet turtles to mainland China, the government said Friday

Unease ripples through Hong Kong's toymakers

Hong Kong economy expanded briskly in the second quarter of 2007, with GDP speeding up to a 6.9 percent growth over a year earlier, up from a revised 5.7 percent in the first quarter, the government said Friday.

Beijing reduces flights, bans new airlines

China's aviation authority, citing safety concerns, has announced plans to scale back flights at overstretched Beijing airport and ban the creation of new airlines before 2010.

Beijing reporter gets jail for fake buns story

A Beijing television journalist has been jailed for one year for fabricating a report about cardboard-stuffed buns that embarrassed China during a barrage of food scandals, state media said Monday.

Low-emission cars lose out to craving for social status

Sales of low-emission cars in China declined 11.67 percent in the first half of the year with the majority consumers valuing social status over the environment.

Beijing starts IT testing for Olympics - a year before the event

Tests on the IT infrastructure behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics begin this month, a full year before the event opens on August 8, 2008.

China's army declares zero tolerance of

The Chinese army marked its 80th birthday with a high-profile reception on Tuesday at which Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan said the army will have zero tolerance of "Taiwan independence".

United States qualifies for Beijing Olympics synchronized swimming

The United States won the team title of synchronized swimming and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

you are entering a camera-monitored zone

Beijing couples intent on stealing a kiss in public are being warned they could be caught on closed-circuit television

Beijing Hyundai to Promote Procurement in China

Beijing Hyundai, a joint venture between South Korea's biggest automaker Hyundai Motors and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding, is actively planning to promote procurement in China in the hope of cutting costs. But the problem is that it's far from being complete.

Top Turkish business group to open Beijing office

Top Turkish business group to open Beijing office

Globalisation in action: Beijing - twinned with Brent Cross

Imagine a Tesco branch that stocks live turtles. That's just one of the curiosities of the retail invasion of Beijing. Clifford Coonan indulges in a spot of British consumerism with Chinese characteristics

Delta proposes flight to Beijing

Delta Air Lines on Monday added a proposed Beijing flight to its pending request to fly between Atlanta and Shanghai.

Starbucks closes coffeehouse in Beijing's Forbidden City

Starbucks has closed a coffeehouse in China's former imperial palace, the company said, ending a presence that prompted protests by Chinese critics who said it damaged a major historical site.

Gulf investor announces US$5 billion plan for Beijing oil center

A Bahrain-based developer announced a US$5 billion (€3.6 billion) plan Tuesday to build a business center for the oil industry in suburban Beijing, highlighting China's growing ties to the Middle East and its booming energy market.

Beijing removing million cars to prepare for Olympics

Million cars stop,wow!

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