 Taiwan trade agency opens office in Beijing
The Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan's leading trade promotion agency, plans to open an office in Beijing on Dec. 27, according to Wang Chih-Kang, the center's president. |
 Beijing phases out old vehicles to curb pollution
A total of 515,000 obsolete motor vehicles have been taken off the city's roads over the past two years, exceeding the goal of removing 400,000 such vehicles that was set in a municipal five-year development plan (2011-2015), according to the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. |
 Beijing sees drop in inbound tourists
The number of overseas tourists traveling to Beijing dropped 8.9 percent year on year in November. |
 Beijing home sales grow 50% in Jan.-Nov.
Beijing housing market has showed a sign of warmiing up despite of government controls. |
 Beijing double-decker buses powered by LNG
China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec), announced it is providing liquid natural gas, known as LNG, for Beijing's double-decker buses starting from the beginning of this month. |
 Beijing mulls duty-free plans
Beijing is mulling a plan to turn Beijing's Yabao Road - a retail hub dubbed "Russia Town" that attracts many foreign traders, especially Russians - into a pilot area for outlets offering tax refunds and duty-free shopping. |
 Beijing vegetable farmers look to the future
Farmer Sun Xiaoming used to be a victim of the ever-fluctuating prices of tomatoes. Even when the harvest was plentiful he was anxious, because more produce on the market meant a lower price. |
 Luxury housing sales rise in Beijing
Sales of upscale housing in Beijing reversed a previous downward trend to record a sharp increase in November, driven by appetite from foreign buyers and relatively cheap loans, local real estate consulting agencies have said. |
 Land price at record high in Beijing, Shanghai
China's property market continued to warm up as land was sold at a record high price in Beijing and Shanghai and property developers accelerated their land hoarding rate. |
 Sany to move HQ to Beijing from Changsha
China's largest construction machinery company, Sany Group Co Ltd, is reported to be moving its headquarters from Changsha to Beijing. |
 Beijing's first cross-Strait joint venture hospital operational
A maternity hospital built jointly by medical institutions from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan was formally put into operation in Beijing on Thursday. |
 Beijing seeks investment for tourism
Beijing will further encourage private capital to boost the city's tourism, officials said on Wednesday. |
 Mega homes project ready in Beijing
The construction of Beijing's largest public rental housing project has been completed, and its first tenants will move in next month, authorities said on Tuesday. |
 Saudi Aramco sets up subsidiary in Beijing
Saudi Aramco, one of the world's largest oil and chemicals producers, announced on Tuesday it has established its wholly owned subsidiary Aramco Asia in Beijing. |
 Beijing property sales surge on demand
Commercial property sales in Beijing increased by over 30 percent year on year to 13.1 million square meters in the first 10 months of 2012. |
