Former provincial official stands trial for graft

Bai Xiangqun, former vice chairman of the government of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, stood trial for bribery, embezzlement, insider trading and leaking insider information at the Intermediate People's…

IOC president visits Beijing Games venues

Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, was in Beijing on Tuesday inspecting competition venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and gave the organizers the thumbs up…

Old Summer Palace gate area being restored

Officials in charge of the Old Summer Palace in northwestern Beijing have announced plans to refurbish one of the original landmarks of the Imperial Garden which had - until recently…