”Beijing” News

Playing with weather stirs debate in China

BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature. After the earliest
11 13 2009 8:21AM (...more)

Beijing to curb flights during National Day gala

BEIJING (AFP) – Flights out of Beijing will be delayed on October 1 as part of ramped-up security aimed at ensuring smooth celebrations for communist China's 60th birthday, state media reported on Monday. All 09 22 2009 12:21AM (...more)

Age-old question: Chinese gymnasts under review

Two Chinese gymnasts suspected of being underage at the 2000 Olympics aren't off the hook yet. The International Gymnastics Federation announced Tuesday it has turned the investigation into Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun's eligibility over
06 24 2009 3:30PM (...more)

Chinese gays step quietly toward progress

BEIJING – The first time director and movie buff Cui Zi'en tried to hold a gay and lesbian film festival in 2001, it was shut down by police before it even opened. When he tried to organize a gay cultural festival in 2005, five dozen police officers swarmed the venue, closing it.
06 22 2009 5:53PM (...more)

China plans harsh security for 60th anniversary

BEIJING (AFP) – China will impose even tougher security measures for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic in October than it did for last
06 16 2009 5:34PM (...more)

Diving hope Daley bullied at school

LONDON, (AFP) – Schoolboy diver Tom Daley, one of the country's top medal hopes for the 2012 Olympic Games , is being bullied because of his high profile and may have to move schools, his father said. The 14-year-old
05 22 2009 12:43PM (...more)

Political jitters put damper on China's concert biz

BEIJING (Billboard) – This summer, for the second consecutive year, Chinese government pressure will prevent top-tier international music acts from performing in the country's biggest cities. In 2008, an
05 21 2009 1:39AM (...more)

Three set themselves on fire in Beijing: report

BEIJING (Reuters) – Three people set themselves on fire in the heart of downtown Beijing on Wednesday, state media said, and city police said they appeared to have come to the capital to voice "personal complaints." The
02 28 2009 5:11PM (...more)

Nearly 1,500 more cars in Beijing daily: state media

BEIJING (AFP) – Nearly 1,500 cars a day have been added to Beijing's streets since the start of the year, state media said on Tuesday, indicating new curbs on driving had not dampened the desire for automobiles. The already gridlocked and heavily polluted Chinese capital
02 20 2009 9:08AM (...more)

Investigators blame China's state TV station for fire tragedy

BEIJING (AFP) – Investigators Tuesday blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its new headquarters that engulfed a hotel, saying fireworks it illegally set off to celebrate the Lunar New Year caused the fire.
02 13 2009 10:36AM (...more)