Sources: BBC
A humanoid robot developed by Chinese company Honor completes a half marathon in Beijing involving both robots and human runners in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, faster than the standing human world record. 2026-04-19
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
President of Russia Vladimir Putin meets with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. 2024-05-16
Additional restrictions are imposed in Beijing as the number of positive COVID-19 cases quadruples in the city. 2022-10-20
Australian foreign minister Marise Payne confirms that Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei, an anchor for the China Global Television Network, a state-controlled media broadcaster, has been detained in Beijing under "residential surveillance" since August 14. The Chinese foreign ministry has not cited a rationale behind her detention. 2020-08-31
Paleoanthropologists announce, through the "Nature" journal, that a human skull (Apidima 1) discovered inside a cave in Greece, is dated to 210,000 years ago, making it the oldest known "Homo sapiens" individual found outside of Africa. 2019-07-10
The Russian Ministry of Defense says that Russia and China concluded a five-day computer-generated air defense drill in Beijing. 2017-12-17
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 92% of the world's population lives in air pollution levels surpassing the organization's limits. 2016-09-27
A court in Beijing intends to hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on charges of tax evasion by the People's Republic of China. 2012-05-8
There is a near riot in the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad 2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China. 2011-05-8