Strolling around Sanlitun, a glamorous shopping mecca and 24-hour catwalk in central Beijing, it’s easy to forget that the city is the home of what is essentially a one-party dictatorship ...

told Xinhua that since Panasonic established its joint venture in Beijing in 1987, the company has witnessed and benefited significantly from improvements in the city's business environment.

But experts have remained skeptical of the negative impact artificial snow will have on the city. The "severe need for water" used on snow guns is not consistent with what Beijing claims to be a ...