Beijing Informer

Wall Street Journal blames Beijing troublemaking for US bribery probe Meanwhile, the owners of the Wall Street Journal appear to believe that the allegations of bribery in China were the result of trouble-making by Beijing in retaliation for unfavourable reporting. In a statement to the Guardian, a representative of Dow … Full News here – [...]

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Twitter said Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony in London sparked 9.66 million mentions on the short-messaging service, already topping the total number of Twitter posts during the entire 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But in what many have called … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Twitter said Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony in London sparked 9.66 million mentions on the short-messaging service, already topping the total number of Twitter posts during the entire 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But in what many have called … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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A fatal tale of drowning in Beijing has caused a surge in the sale of survival tools online, as many residents feared a repeat of the weekend’s downpour. Ding Zhijian, a 34-year old magazine editor, became trapped in his car on Saturday during … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Beijing officials spent Friday trying to win back the goodwill of the city’s population, one day after they released a long-awaited increase to the death toll from last weekend’s flooding. But criticism continued, even including an editorial … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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The downpour Beijing municipal authorities warned would hit on Wednesday night never materialized. Instead, the city government continued to be buffeted by increasingly fierce storm of criticism over its handling of last weekend’s floods. Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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The city of Beijing shot back on Tuesday at skeptics who questioned the official death toll from floods that swamped the capital over the weekend, continuing an unusual effort to engage critics in the wake of one of the Chinese capital’s worst … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING—Beijing faced criticism after the devastation of deadly floods over the weekend as well as some doubts around the official death toll. Saturday’s floods, the result of the heaviest rain the city has seen in six decades, led to more … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Skies were blue and streets mostly dry on Sunday and Monday in Beijing, with only a scattering of abandoned cars as a reminder of the downpour that caused flooding throughout the sprawling capital and killed at least 37 people  on Saturday. Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING—Flooding that killed more than three dozen people in Beijing this weekend sparked anger and questions over how a city lauded for its new infrastructure and rapid modernization could suffer so tragically. Urban areas of Beijing were hit with an … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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