Blog Tag - Crackdowns
When I set out today to write a roundup of this weekend's best places to dance, I knew the pickin's would be slim amid the promise of club raids and...
Here we go again: a new crackdown could leave unlicensed drivers and riders of motorcycles and tricycles on the wrong side of the law, as Beijing...
Given the spate of bad news these days what with terrorist attacks in Xinjiang and cults murdering diners in McDonalds (not to mention the imminent...
Popular social messaging service WeChat is among the services being targeted in a month-long government crackdown on rumors, fraud, porn, violence...
Beijing's high-end "private dining" establishments in the city's public parks have been ordered to shut down or reform their pricing to appeal to...
The crackdown on corruption and extravagance, which began in December, is taking a toll on China’s high-end seafood market. At one of the largest...
To celebrate the upcoming anniversary of the Beijinger magazine, we're taking a look back at the 11 most-read posts in the history of...
With the 100-day crackdown on "illegal aliens" ongoing, Club Latte has decided to launch a new party called "I Am Foreigner" every Wednesday until...
Global Times: Hacked iTunes accounts sold online
Yes, we all know China is the world's virtual home for some 90% of all global viruses, and a...
Whilst air pollution escalates almost unchecked to new and more dangerous levels, could Beijingers hope for some respite indoors? Not anytime soon...
The Beijing Times (Jinghua Shibao) reports today that four Beijing “nightclubs” were raided on May 11 and shut down on suspicion of being fronts for...
This fable is old now, and you’ve most probably heard it before. Nanluogu Xiang was once a little old alleyway where nothing much happened. A few...
Another battle in the ongoing struggle to enforce music copyright regulations in major cities across China got underway yesterday as 100 of Beijing’s...
From Sep 12 when the scandal first broke to the start of this week, more than 180,000 free examinations of infants have taken place in the capital’s...
According to a recent article in The Beijing Evening News and translated here, 50 new Chery A5 hybrid taxis are now in service across Beijing. The...