TABLE-China retail fuel price changes since 2003 ( Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:53:07 +0200) (Adds Beijing price increase) BEIJING, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Beijing's city authorities have raised pump prices by up to 4 percent to cover the cost of cleaner Read more
Rickshaw gets the Mini treatment in Beijing ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:16:53 +0200) BEIJING, Sept 29 (Reuters Life!) - Fancy car or expensive rickshaw? British car brand Mini has given the ubiquitous Asian mode of transport a luxurious Read more
REFILE-Rickshaw gets the Mini treatment in Beijing ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:17:13 +0200) (Refiles to remove model name in lead) BEIJING, Sept 29 (Reuters Life!) - Fancy car or expensive rickshaw? British car brand Mini has given the ubiquitous Read more
UPDATE 1-Beijing returns to congested normal after Olympics ( Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:05 +0200) (Clarifies official end of regulations) By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Beijing was grinding back to its congested normal on Saturday after Read more UPDATE 1-Beijing returns to congested normal after Olympics ( Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:14:06 +0200) (Clarifies official end of regulations) By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Beijing was grinding back to its congested normal on Saturday after Read more
Beijing returns to congested normal after Olympics ( Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:10:05 +0200) By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Beijing began returning to its congested normal on Saturday after two months of traffic restrictions and Read more
China bee swarm kills six in car smash and stings ( Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:27:05 +0200) BEIJING, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Three people were stung to death after a truck carrying dozens of bees hives overturned in northeast China and three more Read more Olympics-Factories to have to clean up before reopening ( Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:34:03 +0200) BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Polluting factories in Beijing ordered to stop work to improve the air quality for the Olympics will have to clean up their Read more MLK Band back from China with new appreciation for home ( Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0200) The Martin Luther King High School Band were reputedly the only American high school band to play in Beijing during the summer Olympics. They returned in triumph -- to the joy of ecstatic parents, brothers, sisters and fans, who greeted them at Detroit Metropolitan Airport around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Read more Olympics-Beijing enjoys best air in decade, vows to banish smog ( Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:35:58 +0200) By Gillian Murdoch BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Olympic host Beijing enjoyed its cleanest air in 10 years this month and will adopt strict new measures Read more
Olympics-Athletics-Liu keeps advertisers' support after exit ( Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:47:55 +0200) By George Chen and Samuel Shen SHANGHAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang's exit from the Beijing Games on Monday will not lead to the loss Read more
China raises tax on big cars, cuts small car tax ( Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:55:05 +0200) BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would raise consumption tax on large vehicles and cut the tax on small cars in an effort to reduce Read more
Olympics-Games sponsors want more fans for their buck ( Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:56:38 +0200) By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Beijing Olympics sponsors, who have invested heavily to promote their brands at the Games, have complained Read more UPDATE 1-China raises tax on big cars to cut pollution ( Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:56:58 +0200) (Adds details, comments, background) BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would raise consumption tax on large passenger vehicles and Read more
Wide-eyed MLK students land in Beijing ( Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0200) It's after midnight in China, but the kids from the Martin Luther King High School band weren't going to bed any time soon even with a 6 a.m. wakeup call coming in less than five hours. Read more
MLK High School Band members catch the sights on first day in Beijing ( Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:57:00 +0200) It's after midnight in China, but the kids from the Martin Luther King High School band weren't going to bed any time soon even with a 6 a.m. wakeup call coming in less than five hours. Read more
China expands its green agenda under the eye of Olympics ( Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:45:14 +0200) As the Olympic Games get under way, Beijing has forced half of its 3.3 million vehicles off the road, halted construction and idled factories to try to reveal the blue skies it promised the world. Read more Daimler, Beiqi Foton agree in principle on truck JV ( Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:10:07 +0200) BEIJING, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Daimler AG , the world's leading truck manufacturer, and Beiqi Foton , a major Chinese commercial vehicle company, signed a Read more Olympics-Transport curbs ripple out from Beijing ( Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:17:22 +0200) By Jason Subler BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The transport restrictions that China is imposing as part of its drive to ensure clean air and security for Read more Beijing Hyundai Denies Olympics Will Cause Production Losses ( Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:54:11 +0200) JV partner Beijing Automotive is an entity of the regional government, and both Sonata EF models and Elantras built by the plant are supplied to the city for its taxi fleet. Read more Beijing Hyundai Denies Olympics Will Cause Production Losses ( Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:00:28 +0200) JV partner Beijing Automotive is an entity of the regional government, and both Sonata EF models and Elantras built by the plant are supplied to the city for its taxi fleet. Read more FEATURE-A guide to driving in Beijing during the Olympics ( Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:32:14 +0200) (The following is an updated version of a feature first issued on Feb. 20) By Ken Wills BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - Tourists seeking their own Olympian Read more
Olyimpic hits Hyundai's China production-paper ( Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:41:10 +0200) SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics will disrupt auto production at Hyundai Motor Co's China unit for two months as the government restricts Read more
China to raise consumption tax on big cars ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:31:44 +0200) BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters) - China's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to raise consumption tax on cars with large engines to help save energy, the government Read more
UPDATE 1-China says to raise consumption tax on big cars ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:33:59 +0200) (Adds details, directive on energy-efficient construction) BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters) - China's cabinet agreed in principle on Wednesday to raise the Read more