The capital will further limit the number of rush-hour subway passengers and increase vehicle capacity to cope with the growing pressure on the network.
Beijing's public security bureau says it has assigned police officers to work with traffic wardens to protect the safety of passengers and avoid stampedes at transport hubs.
Beijing's new airport will greatly boost the development of the city's high-end manufacturing and strategic industries, as well as urban services in the southern part of the capital, municipal authorities said.
Masked lamas performed their annual "devil dance", a ritual believed to ward off disasters and ghosts, on Monday at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing.
Hebei province will plant more than 100 million trees in areas around the capital this year to keep it from being hit by sandstorms, the provincial forestry bureau said.
The capital has witnessed impressive progress in tree planting over the past 32 years, the city’s forestry authority said on Monday.
Air China will open a Beijing-Lijiang air route on March 31 to meet market demand and expand the air route network.
Infertile couples in Beijing using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to have a child is on the rise with about 5,000 babies born each year in the capital.
People who hold annual passes for Beijing scenic spots will be able to get free tree planting kits as part of the efforts to help green the capital starting from March 12, national tree planting day in China, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.
Billed as "the place where China meets the world," the China World Trade Center has, since opening in 1990, brought Beijing its first Starbucks, housed the capital's finest luxury stores and hosted business travelers, residents and office workers.
Beijing will open a new subway line and complete the extension of an existing line in May, the latest move to improve transport infrastructure in the southern part of the city.
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