The 12th meeting of the Beijing Standing Committee recently drafted the Beijing Tobacco Control Bill which will prohibit smoking in areas with high concentrations of people, particularly minors. Read More>>
Fear not, phone addicts: you may never have another boring subway journey again, as China Mobile announced yesterday that Beijing 4G coverage will be extended to include all Beijing subway lines. Read More>>
Beijing subway authorities announced today that two people fell onto the tracks on Line 2 on the morning of July 23, within the space of an hour, resulting in one death. Read More>>
Foreign runners can now sign up for the Beijing Marathon after registration opened up on Sunday. The full marathon will be open to 26,000 competitors and the half marathon will be open to 4,000. Read More>>
The popular American taxi company Uber is heading to Beijing in the company’s first foray into mainland China. The company has already been introduced in Hong Kong and is set to hit Seoul as well. Read More>>
Beijing Public Transport Group have suggested new bus and subway fares at a ratio of 3:1. That is, bus fares should cost a third of subway tickets, so if bus fares are raised to 2 RMB, then subway fares will be 6 RMB. Read More>>
Tongzhou became the first district to be home to charging poles for electric cars. The charging pole was installed by a man named Li, in a residential community, after he applied to the Tongzhou electric company. Read More>>
The Sanctuary will be holding its second summer party event at Beiluoguxiang’s The Other Place Saturday July 19. Read More>>
The long awaited and oft delayed seventh ring road will stretch to nearly 1,000 kilometers in total and will mostly pass through Hebei, announced Hebei’s transport authorities this week. Read More>>
The Forbidden City will be extending its opening hours this summer in order to deal with increased visitor numbers over the holidays. Read More>>
In order to deal with the increased passenger numbers in the peak holiday season of July 4 to September 1, services at Beijing South Railway Station have been adjusted to include overnight ‘red eye’ services. Read More>>
America’s Dynamic Airlines is now offering direct 5 hour round trip flights to the US South Pacific territory of Guam, as of June 21. Read More>>
Beijing is on extra safety alert and has added further security measures on subway lines, in the form of sniffer dogs. The clever canines have been trained to sniff out traces of gasoline-a banned item on public transportation- and will be deployed at ... Read More>>
Beijing, Beijing West, Beijing South and Beijing North will be patrolled by armed police from June 22. The policemen were issued pistols this week as a part of a nationwide anti-terror campaign. Read More>>
Luxury train tours that retrace the steps of the Chinese portion of the historic Silk Road will be available from Beijing starting in August. Read More>>
Craft beer aficionados Great Leap Brewing are adding a third location alongside their already wildly popular Dongjiao Hutong and Xinzhong Street branches. Read More>>
Beijing police announced yesterday at a press conference that there are currently 25,000 registered drug addicts in Beijing, revealing a growing trend of addiction. The police noted that the number of teenage addicts has risen sharply in the past few years. Read More>>
Beijing Capital Airport’s website recently conducted a survey into taxi sharing at the airport. 36 percent of the people who participated said that they had previously shared a taxi with a stranger, with 75 percent saying that they would be willing to share. ... Read More>>
Myanmar based Australian folk singer Tamas Wells will be heading to T:Union in Guangzhou as part of his China tour on June 23. Read More>>
Beijing is once again tightening up security by requiring long distance bus passengers to carry identification when entering the capital. Read More>>
Air China will now be offering direct flights to Washington D.C. from June 10 onwards. Flights CA817 and CA818 will be flying four times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Read More>>
SriLankan Airlines officially opened a new, direct flight path between Beijing and Colombo on March 31. Flights operate four times weekly, with departures on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Read More>>
Tightened Security in Beijing subway stations has lead to enourmous queues and crowding outside subway stations. In scenes that looked like the entrance to a music festival, people shuffled along in long lines whilst security personnel conducted rigorous ... Read More>>
The pod cost a whopping 2 million RMB to install, but we still hope they don’t ever have to use it. Read More>>