”Beijing” News

China Gropes for a Response to North Korea's Nuke Moves

In the summer of 2006, in the immediate aftermath of North Korea 's unexpected long-range missile launch, the Chinese government quietly sent a senior envoy, former foreign minister
05 31 2009 5:24AM (...more)

Smog chokes Beijing amid Olympic Games delay fears

BEIJING (AFP) - Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday, a day after a top Olympic official warned that pollution could disrupt next year's Games.
10 26 2007 4:27PM (...more)

Nervous broadcasters training for Beijing Olympics

SYDNEY/COLOGNE (Hollywood Reporter) - Certain horrifyingprospects come to mind as the West gets ready to descend on Beijing to cover the 2008 Olympic Games .
12 22 2007 12:37AM (...more)

Beijing extends limits on car use for cleaner air

BEIJING – China's capital announced a year's extension for traffic restrictions aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality — a lighter version of rules launched to clean up Beijing for the 04 7 2009 7:15AM (...more)

Beijing's new traffic rules fail to curb gridlock, pollution

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing rolled out new traffic control measures Monday, but they had little effect as the capital's roads remained clogged and a grey smog shrouded the city.
10 13 2008 9:32PM (...more)

Young Zhou triumphs in Beijing golf

BEIJING (AFP) - Zhou Jun became the China Tour's youngest-ever champion on Sunday, easily winning the season-ending Omega Championship by seven strokes.
10 13 2008 2:38AM (...more)

Chinese gymnasts cleared for Beijing but not for Sydney

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) - Gymnastics officials on Wednesday cleared Chinese gymnasts of underage claims for the Beijing Olympics , but said there were doubts regarding those who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
10 7 2008 1:57AM (...more)

Rickshaw gets the Mini treatment in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Fancy car or expensive rickshaw? British car brand Mini has given the ubiquitous Asian mode of transport a luxurious twist, fusing a bicycle with the back of one of its cars.
09 30 2008 2:02AM (...more)

Beijing announces steps to fight smog, traffic

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing will implement new traffic control measures aimed at clearing the Chinese capital's notoriously smoggy skies and chronic transport congestion, the city government said on Sunday.
09 28 2008 10:30PM (...more)

Probe finds 20 percent of China milk companies in scandal

SHIJIAZHUANG, China (Reuters) - Twenty percent of Chinese dairy firms probed in the wake of a baby milk health scare have been found to have produced melamine -tainted formula, state media reported on Tuesday.
09 17 2008 8:19AM (...more)