Beijing Informer

Move over air filters and micro particle filtering masks. Beijing residents now have another option for fresh, clean air. All they need to do is unseal these… Video Rating: 5 / 5

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The week before October’s National Holiday is always bad for Beijing traffic. On September 25, 2012, the city suffered its worst day of traffic yet. beijingcream.com Source: v.youku.com Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Editor’s note: Kelley Currie is a senior fellow with the Project 2049 Institute in Washington. The views expressed are her own. Authoritarian regimes have traditionally relied heavily on controlling the flow of information that their subjects … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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(CBS News) Parts of China have suffered unusually heavy rains. Beijing got the equivalent of six months’ rain in one day. Then came deadly flooding, and now, say critics, comes a torrent of propaganda. It was the worst flooding in 60 years, but a lot of … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING (Reuters) – With its parks, centuries-old palaces, history and culture, Beijing should be one of the more pleasant capitals of the world. Instead, it’s considered among the worst to live in because of chronic air pollution. Lung cancer rates are … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Five days after a violent rainstorm hit Beijing, flooding large parts of the city and killing at least 37 people, the waters have receded but a swell of anger among many of the Chinese capital’s residents is still rising. Growing numbers of … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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The Opening Ceremony in Beijing may never be matched. (AP)By the time a man had walked on air around the top of the Olympic stadium and lit the torch in Beijing four years ago, the message already had been received loud and clear in London: You’re in big … Full News here – Beijing – [...]

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In 2008, the Beijing Olympics was a symbol of the Chinese government’s ability to organize a world-class event. For the most part, the Chinese people accepted the narrative. Now, in the days leading up to the London Olympics, that legacy is … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Hong Kong (CNN)– When a mainland Chinese tourist heard about a bookstore in Hong Kong that sold books banned by Beijing, he knew he had to check it out. The Beijing native traveled to Hong Kong for a weekend in July and stopped by People’s … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says the heaviest rains to hit Beijing in six decades have killed at least 10 people. The torrential downpour Saturday night left low-lying streets flooded and knocked down trees. News reports said roofs of … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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