Sources: BBC
Iran announces that all government offices, universities, and schools in Tehran province will be closed for two days due to severe air pollution. 2024-12-11
The closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics is held in Beijing. 2022-03-13
Beijing mandates booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for key workers, including cooks, security guards and cleaning personnel, becoming the first major Chinese city to publicly mandate booster doses. 2021-10-28
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Congress that Hong Kong is "no longer autonomous from China" following Beijing's plans to impose a new security law on the territory, and no longer meets its special designation for trade under U.S. law that was established in the United States–Hong Kong Policy Act. 2020-05-27
China's "two sessions" - the annual meetings of the national legislature and the top political advisory body - opens in Beijing; major announcements include an 8% rise in its military budget and a GDP growth target of around 6.5%. 2018-03-5
The Russian Ministry of Defense says that Russia and China concluded a five-day computer-generated air defense drill in Beijing. 2017-12-17
Hong Kong's June 4th Museum, the first museum dedicated to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, is to close down. Organizers say they believe they are being targeted for political reasons. It comes at a time when concerns are growing in Hong Kong that Beijing is tightening its grip on the city. 2016-04-14
After the heaviest rains in 60 years kill 37 in Beijing, 9 million microblog users criticise the government for the lack of warning and poor infrastructure. 2012-07-23
New laws restricting car purchases in the Chinese capital Beijing come into force, in an attempt to combat serious traffic problems. 2010-12-24
Representatives of the Dalai Lama head to Beijing for the first discussions with Chinese authorities in 15 months. 2010-01-25