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Desalinated seawater will be around 30% of Beijing's total water supply from 2019, in a move that will hopefully relieve water shortage in the dry region.
by Joe McGee, 15 April 2014
Beijing's Forbidden City has announced it will begin to limit the number of annual visitors for 'protection purposes', Xinhua reports.
by Joe McGee, 14 April 2014
At least 11 people were injured after a gas tank exploded at a restaurant in Beijing’s Tongzhou district on Friday morning, Xinhua reports.
by Joe McGee, 31 March 2014
Six people were killed after a knife-wielding man launched an attack at a village in Beijing's Huairou District on Thursday, local police said.
by Joe McGee, 28 March 2014
A man has been detained for five days for telling officers at Beijing Capital International Airport that he had a bomb in his ass, after reportedly growing impatient with the wait to...
by Joe McGee, 20 March 2014
Dozens of dead pigs were found in a village in suburban Beijing, with no confirmation of how they got there, the Beijing Morning Post reported on Friday.
by Joe McGee, 15 March 2014
Scientists in Beijing plan to build a 500 million yuan ($81 million) research facility to create artificial smog for anti-pollution research.
by Joe McGee, 03 March 2014
Beijing's air quality improved dramatically on Thursday after relentless smog had shrouded the city for seven days.
by Joe McGee, 27 February 2014
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