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Beijing medical assistance team leader recalls Wuhan experience

2020-05-06

"None of us dared to pick up phone calls or have eye contact with our colleagues and families. We were afraid of bursting into tears over their worry before we set out for Wuhan on Feb 7," said Zhang Shuyang, leader of a medical assistance team sent to support the hardest-hit city in China, as she recalled their departure during a news conference on Tuesday.

Beijing's major long-distance transport hub resumes operation

2020-05-06

A coach heading for the city of Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province left Beijing Monday morning, marking that the Liuliqiao long-distance transport hub, a major inter-provincial bus hub in the capital city, officially resumed operation after being suspended for over three months.

Beijing film festival online screenings to close with 'Bombshell'

2020-05-06

The online movie screenings of the Beijing International Film Festival are set to close with Oscar-winning drama filmBombshell on Tuesday, according to the film festival's organizer.

Garbage sorting hits home on Friday in Beijing

2020-04-30

Beijing will enforce mandatory garbage sorting citywide starting on Friday as officials press ahead with issuing guidelines.

Beijing med staff endured uncertainty

2020-04-30

When Chang Zhigang, a doctor of critical medicine at Beijing Hospital, arrived at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan on Jan 26, he and his colleagues faced a difficult situation－a rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 patients, a severe shortage of beds, a lack of standard negative-pressure wards for treatment of infectious diseases and exhausted local doctors and nurses.

Beijing city lowers COVID-19 emergency response level

2020-04-30

The Chinese capital will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the top level to the second one starting April 30, a local official announced Wednesday.

Cultural, tourist attractions in Beijing’s Yanqing district ready to receive visitors

2020-04-30

The culture and tourism sectors of Yanqing district, Beijing, are gearing up to receive tourists during the upcoming International Workers’ Day holiday, which will be extended across China from three days in the past to five days this year.

Beijing's SARS treatment hospital clears all COVID-19 cases

2020-04-30

As the last two patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged Tuesday morning, Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was previously used to quarantine SARS patients in Beijing, has cleared all existing COVID-19 cases.

Beijing Expo park reveals its new face

2020-04-30

Beijing's permanent International Horticultural Exhibition Park was unveiled on Tuesday at the site of Expo 2019 Beijing in the capital's Yanqing district. Its mission is to spread ecological civilization far and wide.

Beijing takes steps to help restaurants

2020-04-30

Beijing's commerce bureau has been encouraging the restaurant industry to expand sales channels and try to avoid staff reductions, a senior official said on Monday.