Sex ed curriculum offered by more local schools

After a two-year trial run in 30 select schools, a second round of sex education classes is being expanded to more local schools. There are 45 local primary and high schools volunteering to add the curriculum to their studies.

City’s high-rise impossible for firefighters to defend

The capital’s 58 super high-rise buildings, those more than 100 meters high or more than 30 stories, are a lost cause for local firefighters. Zhao Zixin, director of the Beijing Fire Control Bureau, said Monday that these buildings cannot be reached by aerial ladder, helicopter or any other core firefighting tool.

Residents may face fines for mixed garbage

Beijing residents may soon be fined for dumping their trash without sorting it, according to draft regulations made public by the local government this week.

Civil services sent overseas for experience

The Dongcheng District Government published its first 20-year talent development strategy on Monday. The district plans to send its best officials and civil services to temporary posts in developed countries in groups for training. It plans to invest 50 million yuan in the program each year.

Legal loopholes allow fetus gender test onto the market

A service purporting to determine the genders of unborn children remains available online despite official condemnation of the business as illegal and unreliable.

Cities pledge to reign in rogue chengguan

The severe beating of 76-year-old farmer Zhang Huiquan by an officer on the local urban management force, known as a chengguan, shocked the nation last week. Zhang had been in Zhengzhou, Henan Province to sell sweet potatoes and raise money for his son’s medication.

Gov, Discovery Channel invest in documentaries

The State Council Information Office (SCIO) and Discovery Channel announced Tuesday China Imagica, a three-year co-production initiative to make epic documentaries about China. Each will invest 50 percent to finish 20 documentaries in three years about places, people and things that inspire wonder.

shanghai blaze renews forcus on fire safety

A fire in a residential high-rise killed 53 residents and wounded 70 in Shanghai on Monday. Most were retired teachers and academics. Their deaths have sparked renewed interest in fire safety protocols in similar buildings across the country.

City strengthens bid for UNESCO design title

The 5th annual China Beijing International and Creative Industry Expo (ICCIE) opened Wednesday. The attached exhibition, which continues through the weekend, shows off achievements and trends in China’s cultural creative industry.

State opens low-altitude airspace flights

The State Department and the Military Commission of the Central Committee last Sunday passed a reform to low-altitude airspace management, drafted by the National Airspace Administration Committee.