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China pledges to improve tax regime

Beijing is improving its tax overhaul, its most ambitious reform in more than two decades.

India blocks China's trade ambitions

A trade deal to cement the Beijing's dominance in Asia has veered off course because India

Schools to get domes to keep out the smog

The domes, manufactured by MetaSpace Air Dome Corp uses filtration systems to keep the air inside pollution-free.

Global city sinking at an 'alarming rate'

It's home to 20 million people but this major city is in growing danger of being swallowed up by the earth, scientists say.

The many masked faces of Beijing

As Beijing continues to suffer through its red alert pollution emergency, New Delhi is planning to bring in measures to cut down on pollution.

China: Ticking off Beijing's boxes

First-time visitors have plenty of options in China's capital, writes Janetta Mackay.

High-end boy racers drive pensioners spare

A spectacular weekend crash involving a Lamborghini and a Ferrari has thrown a spotlight on the boy racers in the heart of China's capital.

Ice artistry creates festive cheer

A woman walks past light decorations in the New Year ice carvings festival inside the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

Massacre a lesson in brute power

It will go down in the annals of China's Communist Party as The Glorious Fourth of June when the army turned on the unarmed citizens of Peking.