Beijing Informer

Beijing residents concerned over sharp drop in quality of tap water BEIJING: Concerns are being raised in China over the sharp drop in the quality of tap water in Beijing over the past two years. Tests have shown that specific contaminant levels are bordering close to unhealthy limits. Many residents are now turning to … [...]

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Police Quell Protest in Beijing Over Woman's Death BEIJING — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear were deployed into the streets surrounding a shopping mall in southern Beijing on Wednesday to contain a large protest that was ignited by the death of a 22-year-old woman rumored to have been raped … Full News here [...]

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Chinese police shut down protest over woman's death at Beijing shopping mall Police and paramilitaries swarmed the area around a shopping centre in southern Beijing on Wednesday as hundreds of people mounted a protest over the death of a young woman. Helicopters flew overhead and dozens of police vans surrounded the scene … Full News [...]

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Mass protest in Beijing over police handling of gang rape case A mass protest broke out in Beijing on Wednesday surrounding the case of a 22 year old girl who fatally fell from a building after allegedly being gang-raped. Protesters reportedly accused the Beijing police of mishandling the girl's case, which had … Full News [...]

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Beijing detains 900 over toxic meat scandal – Gulf times China has detained 900 people for crimes including selling rat and fox meat as beef and mutton, the public security ministry said, in another blow to the nation's food safety. News of the three-month operation, which related to meat products, added to … Full News [...]

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Global Insight: Beijing concern over volunteer aid response This time, after a major earthquake hit Sichuan province on Saturday, Beijing acted much faster to exert its control over the inflow of volunteers, charity groups and aid money to the earthquake zone. The day after the earthquake, authorities banned … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Beijing Guoan's win over J. League champions caps unbeaten Asian … Beijing Guoan capped a successful week's work in the AFC Champions League for Chinese clubs last night with a 2-1 win over J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima that leaves the Japanese side in danger of an early exit from the competition. Beijing's … Full News [...]

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Beihai carps over fish deaths Many commenters expressed their concern for people's safety when Beijing's weather is so terrible, but others pointed out that the fish may have died because of a lack of oxygen during the winter. An anonymous official with Beihai Park said that fewer … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Son of PLA singer arrested over Beijing gang rape The teenage son of a prominent People's Liberation Army singing artist has been detained as a suspect in a gang rape at a Beijing hotel on Sunday, state media reported on Friday. Quoting a statement from police in Beijing's Haidian district about the … Full News [...]

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In Beijing, No Tears Over Clinton's Departure Hillary Rodham Clinton in Beijing in 1995 for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Win MacNamee/Reuters Hillary Rodham Clinton in Beijing in 1995 for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, where she said that … Full News here – Read more on New York [...]

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Beijing mulls powers to close factories over smog The draft legislation includes measures to order the closure of factories when pollution hits extreme levels and outlaw the construction of new cement and steel plants, as the country works to balance economic growth with protecting the environment. Full News here – Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

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Thousands march in Hong Kong in protest over Beijing-backed leader HONG KONG — Thousands of people marched in Hong Kong on the first day of 2013 to call for the city's Beijing-backed leader to step down over allegations he was untruthful about illegal renovations at his mansion. Police say 17,000 people gathered at … Full [...]

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Beijing issues over 900 Chinese “green cards” to foreigners BEIJING, Dec 13 (APP): Beijing has so far granted permanent Chinese residency to a total of 911 foreigners, the city's Municipal Public Security Bureau has said. Foreigners who have permanent residency in China share the same rights and … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Report: Suspect in fatal China fire angry over pay BEIJING — Chinese state media quoted a former worker as saying he set the fire that killed 14 young women at a Chinese undergarment factory because he was angry about less than $ 500 in unpaid wages. The suspect, Liu Shuangyun, told the Guangdong … Full [...]

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Healthy debate over premarital checks[1]|chinadaily.com.cn … you can have a child, would you still get married?" asked Xue Peng. The 32-year-old engineer from Beijing, who married in 2006 after dating his wife for three years, was commenting on the rise in the number of calls for compulsory premarital health … Full News here – Read [...]

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