‘Excellent’ migrant workers get hukou

Fifty-three migrant workers were named “excellent migrant workers of Beijing”. According to a new policy, those named at last week’s ceremonould be eligible for local hukou: registered permanent residence in the city.

City to have 4 mln cars on road this weekend

More than 4 million vehicles are expected to hit the roads this weekend in Beijing as the number of new cars sold remains at about 2,000 daily, the municipal traffic management bureau announced Tuesday.

Petition says Chongqing police violated gang attorney’s rights

The rights of detained Beijing lawyer Li Zhuang, attorney for a suspected gang leader, were violated by Chongqing authorities, according to a petition signed by 20 lawyers from 11 provinces and municipalities Wednesday.

Rural kids can succeed with big tobacco, school sponsor says

When last year’s earthquake shook apart Sichuan schools, the tobacco companies were there to fund new buildings for primary education.

Wangjing home casino shut down

Chaoyang police detained three expats for gambling earlier this month, according to the Municipal Immigration Office. On December 13, police searched an office on the third floor of a business center in Wangjing residential community, northeast of Beijing.

The Final Destination (2009)

Fans of the franchise know the drill and which cliche moments to expect when. The movie starts off good. The premonition sequence works fantastically in 3D, even though it pales when compared to the car pileup in The Final Destination 2.

Do you want a straw or a pipe?

The first few months of study in an English-speaking country is never easy for Chinese students. They need to adapt to an alien culture and environment, and suddenly, to speak English everywhere, every day.

His wife juice

What this revolving restaurant is serving looks like it belongs on a cocktails list beside sex on the beach, fuzzy navel and screaming orgasm. How do you delicately explain to the proprietors that the sign refers to a bodily fluid not commonly discussed in polite company, much less in a business hotel’s main restaurant!

Blacklist

One of my young friends recently asked me a question: Why is it “14 tuna,” instead of “14 tunas”? This is really very interesting. As we know, fish may be a collective noun. When it lural, it means a number of fish species.

Ski wear autumn/winter 2009

There are few sports where looking good is almost more important than mastering the art.