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Court collects China's biggest fine – 125m yuan

National
2009-11-20

A BEIJING court has managed to collect a fine of 125 million yuan (US$18.31 million) - the biggest ever levied by China's securities authority on an individual - from a former securities firm's head. The money,...

Hot Property News

Business | Real estate
2009-11-17

LAND values in Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou would have the largest potential for growth in the next five years, the nation's top think-tank said in a report yesterday after researching 35 large and medium-sized...

A case of the kite fantastic via plastic

National
2009-11-12

PLASTIC bags, the scourge of the environment, are flying high in Beijing, thanks to a retired engineer who is turning the waste into colorful kites. Believed to have been invented in China more than 2,000 years...

Snow snarls air and road traffic in nation's north

National
2009-11-11

HEAVY snow blanketed Beijing and other parts of northern China yesterday, causing air travel delays and highway closures. The snow fell amid lightning and thunder in the capital from late Monday to early yesterday,...

Flights to Beijing cut by heavy weather

Metro | Traffic
2009-11-11

SIX flights between Shanghai and Beijing were canceled yesterday and nearly all the rest were delayed because of a snowstorm around the nation's capital. Across Shanghai, heavy wind and rain jammed traffic and...

Heavy snow, thunder storm hit Beijing

National
2009-11-10

MODERATE snow with thunder storm hit most parts of Beijing since last night. A plummet of 9 degrees Celsius of outdoor temperature to 2.5 degrees Celsius below zero at 6:00 a.m. from the same time on Monday, according...

Swine-flu jabs: Shanghai sticks with game plan

Metro | Health
2009-11-9

SHANGHAI health officials said yesterday it was unnecessary to expand free swine-flu vaccinations to all the residents of the city. The policy of only vaccinating at-risk people like students, medical personnel...

Foggy havoc on highways

National
2009-11-8

MAJOR highways to Beijing were closed as the capital, neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality were shrouded in dense fog yesterday. The average visibility in Beijing was less than 500 meters yesterday...

Beijing plans to expand swine flu inoculations

National
2009-11-8

BEIJING is leading the country in expanding its swine flu inoculation program to cover all people with permanent residency in the capital. The roll-out will begin on November 16. The program will continue...

Heavy fog shrouds Beijing and neighboring regions

National
2009-11-7

MAJOR highways to Beijing have been closed as the capital and neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality were shrouded in dense fog today. The average visibility in Beijing was less than 500 meters this...