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About Beijing

This City is the nation's center of government, economy, culture, and international activities, as well as a transportation hub. It has 18 districts and counties, with an area of 16,800 square kilometers and a population of 11 million.
Beijing has a long history. As early as 500,000 years ago, Peking Man lived there. It is alo an ancient cultural city. It was established in 1045 B.C. and for 800 years served as the capital of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
Beijing is also known as a tourist city for its many places of interest, including ancient buildings, royal gardens, temples, palaces, and modern structures. It is a gathering place of artists and other people of talent.

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State-run magazine reports on black jails in China (AP)

AP - It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government.

Wal-Mart price pressure hurts China workers: report

BEIJING (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's demand for rock-bottom prices from suppliers in China means some of these companies are forcing their employees to work in sweatshop-like conditions, a new report said on Wednesday.

Beijing Autos says will reevaluate Saab bid (AP)

AP - The Chinese automaker that had joined with Koenigsegg Automotive AB in bidding to buy Saab said Wednesday it regrets the Swedish luxury sports car maker's decision to drop the deal and will reconsider its own stance.

Hazy conditions disrupt air travel in China (AFP)

AFP - Poor visibility delayed about 280 domestic and international flights serving Beijing on Wednesday, the capital's airport said, following several days of heavy air pollution.

North Korea's Kim says China friendship "unbreakable"

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Wednesday told the visiting Chinese defense minister that his isolated country's friendship with China was "unbreakable," even as ties have been tested by the North's nuclear tests.

Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China

BEIJING (Reuters) - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.

Warming means rain but no crop boost for NE China

BEIJING (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to bring more rain to China's northeastern bread basket, but too late in the year to benefit crops, seriously threatening a major region for wheat, corn and rice, a report said on Tuesday.

China executes pair over tainted milk scandal (AFP)

AFP - Two men were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants, state media said.

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal (AP)

AP - China on Tuesday executed two people for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick.

China executes two over tainted milk: state media (AFP)

AFP - Two people were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.

Flu fears keep Chinese panda fans at bay

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - A research facility for pandas in northwestern China has banned visitors to stop them transmitting the H1N1 flu to the critically endangered animals.

Coal-burning China invests in methane capture (AFP)

AFP - China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.