Beijing
Wen pledges to aid Hong Kong
Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will support Hong Kong, if the territory encounters problems, during the current, global financial crisis.
TS Tsang exhorts HK Paralympic team
Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing has called on Hong Kong athletes to do their best in the upcoming Beijing Paralympic Games.
Clean skies campaign was a success in Beijing
The massive effort to clear the skies over Beijing for the Summer Olympics paid off, the city's environmental authority said Monday, with the capital seeing its cleanest air in a decade.
Paralympics torch shows the way
THE 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games torch relay began in the city this morning.
Premier Wen lights Beijing Paralympic flame at Temple of Heaven
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao lit the Beijing Paralympic flame at the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off the torch relay across China before the 13th Paralympics opens on Sept. 6.
Premier Wen lights Beijing Paralympic flame at Temple of Heaven
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao lit the Beijing Paralympic flame was at the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off the torch relay across China before the 13th Paralympics open on Sept. 6.
Beijing hosts 6.5 million tourists during Olympics
Beijing recorded 6.52 million tourist arrivals, including 382,000 from abroad, during the Olympic Games, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Bright lights, big city
Han Li's cover is about to be blown! The 25-year-old graphic designer from Fujian province says she would "never dare" tell her parents what she gets up to in Beijing after work.
Blind pianist plays dream date
A concert currently being staged in Beijing in conjunction with the upcoming Paralympic Games is entitled My Dream.
Security clamp after Xinjiang blasts
Beijing has stepped up security checks on provincials arriving at Beijing railway station following a series of bomb attacks in Kuqa, Xinjiang, yesterday morning.