Beijing grants 311 foreigners permanent residence status
Beijing has granted 311 foreigners permanent residence status since China adopted a policy akin to the “green card” in the United States in 2004, police said Sunday.
The Beijing municipal public security bureau has accepted 371applications for permanent residence status over the past five years, of which 311 have been approved, said Xu Jie, an [...]
Beijing beefs up anti-terror measures
[#3: Edit Options>MightyAdsense>Adsense Code] Beijing has begun deploying thousands of additional police officers and checking vehicles entering the city to ensure a safe National Day celebration.
With little more than a month before the Oct 1 festivities marking the nation’s 60th birthday, the city on Saturday raised its security level, putting at least 6,000 officers on [...]
China to turn on massive show for National Day
A massive celebration in Tian’anmen Square on Oct. 1, at which President Hu Jintao will give a keynote speech, will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
A military parade and mass pageant would follow, said a spokesperson for the 60th National Day celebration preparation committee of the Beijing municipal [...]
Repair Work on the Tian’anmen Tower Completed
Flocks of visitors are attracted by the newly repaired Tian’anmen Tower on August 1st, 2009. The repair work, which started in May, was carried out in preparation for the 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. [Photo: CFP]
The repair work on Tian’anmen Tower in central Beijing finished and the western [...]
Beijing announces subsidies to attract multinationals
International companies that open regional headquarters in Beijing will receive a government subsidy of up to 10 million yuan (US$ 1.46 million) according to measures announced by the city government on June 29.
Companies with registered capital between 100 million yuan (US$ 14.6 million) and 500 million yuan (US$ 73 million) will receive 5 million yuan [...]
Beijing subway Line Four beings test run
Beijing subway Line Four began a three-month test-run on Saturday. The tests will ensure the entire system is safe and ready for operation. The new line was built with help from Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation, the first in the country to be constructed with overseas investment.
The Line Four has 24 stations in total and links [...]
Beijing raises two alarms for thunderstorm
Beijing’s meteorological station released two alarms Tuesday on a heavy rain at noon.
The sky turned dark when a drizzle became downpours accompanied by thunder and lightning at about 11 a.m.
The Municipal Meteorological Station raised the thunder and lightning alarm to the level of rainstorm at noon, when average rainfall in the downtown area reached 11 [...]
Intercultural communication discussed in Beijing
A biennial conference on the intercultural communication between China and the world opened on Friday.
Titled “Intercultural Communication between China and the World: Interpersonal, Organizational and Mediated Perspectives,” the 8th China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) Intercultural Conference aims to enhance the mutual understanding between China and the world as well as the teaching and studying [...]
Beijing sounds first high-temperature alarm of this year
Beijing reported the first high-temperature alarm of this year on Monday, said Beijing Meteorological Bureau.
The alarm, reported at 11:20 a.m., was an Orange Alarm, the second level of meteorological alarms, saying the highest temperature will reach 37 degrees Celsius Monday afternoon, according to the bureau.
“The sunshine has been strong, the air has been dry and [...]
Premier Wen visits Beijing’s first A(H1N1) flu patient
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Beijing’s first diagnosed A/H1N1 flu patient in hospital on Sunday.
Wen had a voice and video meeting with the 18-year-old female, surnamed Liu, who returned from the United States and was confirmed to have the flu Saturday, at the Beijing Ditan Hospital.
The patient is in a stable condition with a normal [...]
