After blaming power plants and factories in Beijing and Hebei province, chuan'r salesmen, and automobiles, a new study appears to have pinpointed a major source of pollution: local citizens who cook at home and use certain fuels for home heating.

Specifically, coal used for cooking and heating are contributors to both air pollution and health problems in households in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province.

Hey, it’s summer time, which means that the restaurants lining the gutter-oil ridden sidewalks of Gui Jie (also known as Ghost Street) have turned their attention to mala crayfish. If you are tired of spicy crayfish, Crayfish Party might be a good solution, located in Xiaoju Hutong just off of Gui Jie.

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The words “Pasta Box” might not exactly exude a sense of culinary refinement; but despite a name that is somewhat whimsical, this Sanyuanqiao eatery by no means should be overlooked by Beijing foodies. Located on Xiaoyun Lu (next to Home Plate BBQ), the brightly-lit establishment serves hearty Italian fare behind a glass-paneled open kitchen (a welcomed sight for those who might get sudden qualms with regards to hygiene).

There are early signs that The Shallows 《鲨滩》, the shark-survival film starring Blake Lively that's causing a feeding frenzy at the US box office, might be coming to Chinese cinema screens.

A Chinese-language trailer for the film was released today, just days after the low-budget B-movie thriller hit screens in North America.

In Beijing foodie news, July 4 is coming up, and regardless of what nationality you are, there are a ton of celebrations happening to celebrate in style. We went and scoped out the best ones, and compiled them in a seperate blog for you, so all you've got to do is stress about which one to pick. We're leaning towards The Local's presidential puppy election and barbecue, because, well, puppies.

The shock waves from the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union have reverberated around the world, causing losses on the stock markets of Shanghai and Hong Kong as well as London. For many international families, used to living, working and marrying across borders, the decision will cause uncertainty and anxiety. Here’s what you need to know about the present and future implications, as far as they can be ascertained at this early stage.

What is “Brexit”?

Could this be the beginning of an ugly house revolution? Lots of houses in the suburbs of Beijing follow the cookie cutter model home trend, but this is the first one built using a massive 3D printer.

The entire building process for this 400-square-meter home in Tongzhou lasted 45 days from start to finish and was made using melted filament to create a thin layers of material, and reinforced with concrete. The printer adds layer after layer, which hardens to create a solid object. Not too different from how you would 3D print any number of silly objects.

Apparently Beijing summer isn't hot enough. After we visited the newly-opened and “most beautiful hotpot restaurant” Yijiaren, Taiwanese popular fast food chain Xiabu Xiabu also reveals an even higher-end hotpot restaurant, Coucou, on the third floor of the new, swanky Topwin Center at Sanlitun.

An incident near a bus stop in Haidian District just north of Liudaokou has left one person dead, and two injured, as reported by Beijing News.

Yesterday (Jun 27), at around 2pm, an incident near Haidian District's Xueqing Lu and Jingshuyuan bus stop lead to the stabbing of one person. The incident began when a few men started verbally fighting, which allegedly started after one of the men stepped on another man's foot. Yikes.