The highly anticipated new Forever 21 store at Beijing's Wangfujing opened its doors in the APM Plaza on August 8. The opening day was marked by a frenzy of shoppers, searching for bargains in the four-story mega-store. The big draw so far has been the ... Read More>>
On May 15, an English Traditional Chinese Medicine helpline was set up by the Guang’anmen Hospital affiliated with the China Academy of Chinese Medical Services. Read More>>
Recently, the official website for the Beijing National Stadium or Bird's Nest announced that they will be opening up different facilities within the venue to interested renters; this signifies that the Bird's Nest will be slowly starting commercial ... Read More>>
In 2011, the Beijing ecological forest areas will issue annual passes for 80 RMB. The ticket will allow you to enter the Badaling Great Wall, 40 other scenic areas and 25 museums for no additional cost. The ticket can be purchased at Poly Theatre, Beizhan ... Read More>>
Tiananmen Square’s flower display was completed and unveiled to the public yesterday. The flower arrangements will remain for public viewing until late October. What’s more, members of the public visiting Tiananmen Square at night can admire a ... Read More>>
Starting August 12th, seven sets of High-speed trains servicing Beijing - Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou will begin use of Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High Speed Railway. The switch means a times savings of around 20 minutes of travel time between Beijing ... Read More>>
On September 12, the journey time between Beijing and Dalian will be reduced to six hours when the Panjin-Yingkou section of the highspeed rail officially opens. Read More>>
Photo:Xinhua On December 3rd, a Beijing- Shanghai high-speed train reached its highest speed at 486.1 km per hour in its trial run, setting a new world train speed record for the second time. The old record was also made by the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed ... Read More>>
This morning and yesterday, three major world leaders arrived in Beijing: American President Barack Obama, Australian Prime Minister Toby Abbott, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Japanese President Shizu Abe has also arrived, and already spoken to ... Read More>>
For those of you who were out of the city when the APEC Summit kicked off, or who weren’t near the fireworks site: they were gorgeous. Read More>>
On Mar. 22nd, the shield machine of the first phase of Line 6 began to dig in Shilipu Station in Chaoyang District, bringing the construction of the line into the shield tunneling stage. Running from east to west, Line 6 is the longest express subway line ... Read More>>
According to Wang Yuesi, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from 1998 to 2010, the number of "foggy" days in Beijing has increased due to the increase in PM2.5, which has seen a 300-400% ... Read More>>
According to the Beijing Mass Transit Construction Management Co. Ltd., five new subway lines will be open tomorrow on December 30th. They are: Subway Daxing Line, Yizhuang Line, Shunyi Line (phase one of Line 15), Changping Line (phase one) and Fangshan ... Read More>>
On May 21, Beijing introduced its first electric car rental drive service, located at the Tsinghua University Science Park. Currently, there are 15 electric cars in operation, five of which are available for test-driving. Read More>>
A new plan to combat air pollution was announced in Beijing on September 12, promising significant improvements to the capital’s air quality by 2017. Read More>>
After the report on the Otis escalator accident in Beijing Subway Line 4 was released, Otis issued a statement on November 26th stating that it would perform thorough maintenance on the escalators and also install special safety precautions. All Otis ... Read More>>
Beijing CKC International Pet Park, the largest pet park in China, has finished construction and is open to the public in Songzhuang Town, Tongzhou District. The park has been designed and constructed to meet international standards. The pet services in the ... Read More>>
The new “Beijing Traffic Control Restriction Policy” was formally announced on Dec 23rd. This policy will set forth several important aspects for how the government will solve traffic congestion issues: - In the year 2011, the total average ... Read More>>
The Beijing Municipal Government has arranged that there will be a fireworks display within the 5th ring road, and there is a possibility of snow during APEC. Read More>>
There was a grand opening ceremony of a new Montblanc store at Shin Kong Place in Beijing on December 1st. Montblanc is renowned for their writing instruments, advanced watches, jewellery and leather goods products. This is the second Montblanc store in ... Read More>>
On November 23, reporters learned from the Beijing Railway Bureau that in order to prepare against terrorist attacks and ensure safety of passengers, the trains have installed video recorders. Read More>>
On Mar. 31st, Egyptair’s first direct flight from Beijing to Cairo took off. The departing time from Beijing is 8pm. Read More>>
Beijing’s 110 emergency police number is now available in multiple languages. Foreigners living and working in Beijing can now use English, France, Russian, and five other foreign languages when calling up in case of emergency. Read More>>
Beijing drivers will now be given 24 hours advance warning to make other arrangements as a new regulation will restrict the use of cars during times of heavy air pollution. Read More>>