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Second Drummer Competition to begin in April

Second Drummer Competition to begin in April

All of China's little drummer boys and drummer girls should be getting ready to drum up a storm.

Price of flowers up 30%

Price of flowers up 30%

Fresh flowers in the Beijing market are seeing a dramatic rise in prices due to the serious drought hitting the southwestern areas of China including Kunming, Yunnan Province.

'Ant tribe' moves for new housing

'Ant tribe' moves for new housing

The run-down suburb of Tangjialing village, Haidian district, home to over 50,000 young tenants seeking cheap housing, will be demolished and replaced with government-invested low-rent apartments owned by the village committee.

Watching paint dry

Watching paint dry

There's an urban legend that the phrase "like watching paint dry" was coined when Gene Hackman's character in Night Moves (1975) described the experience of watching a film by the prolific French director Éric Rohmer.

  • Transparency priced at 5 yuan apiece

    Starting from April 1, government bureaus will charge any citizen demanding information regarding the government's performance a fee up to 5 yuan ($0.73) apiece.

  • Inspection of city water usage

    The authorities are launching an inspection of venues in Beijing that consume the largest amounts of water, with a focus on public baths, as countries around the globe mark World Water Day today.

  • Coughing in the sand

    Sandstorms that hit Beijing on Friday night and Saturday brought down the city's air quality to a rare level 5, and also affected businesses.

Beijing Update

Inspection of city water usage

The authorities are launching an inspection of venues in Beijing that consume the largest amounts of water, with a focus on public baths, as countries around the globe mark World Water Day today.

Biz

Price of flowers up 30%

Fresh flowers in the Beijing market are seeing a dramatic rise in prices due to the serious drought hitting the southwestern areas of China including Kunming, Yunnan Province.

Culture

Review: Usher ushers in collaborators for latest dud

Attention ladies: if Usher asks to marry you, say no. The man may have fame, fortune and a voice that can stop a train, but he's got no such luck in love.

Society

Coughing in the sand

Sandstorms that hit Beijing on Friday night and Saturday brought down the city's air quality to a rare level 5, and also affected businesses.

Tea break

Lifestyle

TRAVEL

Subway? It's a state secret

Subway? It's a state secret

A sophisticated public transportation system is considered the cornerstone of any highly developed city.

REAL ESTATE AND AUTO

Toyota promotion attempts to lure customers back

Toyota promotion attempts to lure customers back

Now that Toyota has managed to put the fear of god – and brake failure – in auto consumers with its January recall.

FASHION AND SHOPPING

The pinnacle of good service

The pinnacle of good service

Beijing's luxury hotel market reaches new heights – literally – this spring with the upcoming opening of the China World Summit Wing Hotel in the recently completed China World Trade Center.

EDUCATION AND CAREERS

The drive toward equal rights: disabled learners get behind the wheel

The drive toward equal rights: disabled learners get behind the wheel

News last December that the Ministry of Public Security was preparing to loosen regulations concerning disabled drivers caused excitement among those whose physical impairments had barred them until now.

HEALTH AND FOOD

It's about time (honored)!

It's about time (honored)!

You probably didn't even notice it was gone, but after an absence of nearly two centuries, one of old Peking's most famous restaurants definitely wants you to know it's back.

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