Extravaganza to showcase European culture

European culture will be on display at Chaoyang Park on May 23 to 24 as the EU Extravaganza presents highlights of the continent’s food and music.

Fashion buyer finds Beijing scene ‘inspiring’

The buyer of Hong Kong-based Lane Crawford department stores was so impressed by Beijing’s fashion scene he said he would come back for inspiration.

Traveler recovers wallet in subway drama

A missing wallet ended up bringing the Austrian embassy’s consul general to the Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) on Monday.

I love ‘ghost training’

Alonzo Bland, an overweight man from the US, apologized to his Chinese doctors forrunning away from his weight loss program at the Tianjin Aimin Hospital when he returned April 21.

Time to change one child policy

Recent research and new findings have some experts declaring that forced family planning is the root of the country’s social ills. Is it time that a second child should be allowed?

Annual income only buys 4 square meters

The average price of commercial housing in China hit 4,000 yuan per square meter last year, according to a report by the Ministry of Land and Resources and its subordinate institution China Land Surveying and Planning.

New orphanage welcomes first children

Beijing SOS Children’s Village, the first of its kind in Beijing, opens in July. Located in Daxing district, the village is the 10th SOS in China, co-sponsored by the Beijing government and SOS Kinderdorf International. It will house up to 120 orphans, ages 4 to 12, selected by local civil affairs bureaus throughout the country.

New guidelines tell parents to separate children from cyberland

Two new guidelines advise parents on how to steer children clear of one of the country’s fastest-growing social problems: Internet addiction.

Bidding opens for a solution to city’s trash

The city is inviting engineers from around the world to fight odors looming over its three largest landfills as the hot summer months approach. The three particularly smelly landfills are part of its eight-landfill disposal network.

Fraud in China soccer reemerges

The Chinese soccer world is desperate for a victory, even at an international middle school championships, to give its reputation a much-needed boost. But too much emphasis on winning can push teams to cheat.