Commuters living in Yanjiao, a town about 35 km east to Beijing, now have more options to go to work in Beijing after an intercity bullet train started operating on Monday.
In 2015, the Beijing government will remodel houses for persons with disabilities, making them barrier-free and disabled-friendly, according to the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation, the Beijing News reported.
The Beijing Railway Administration has announced that rail cars will begin carrying commuters from Yanjiao Station in Hebei Province to Beijing Station on January 12.
Beijing's land market started the year with five plots sold at record prices within three days, underscoring how the capital remains red hot as developers shun smaller cities.
A consortium that included China Resources, Shoukai Share and Ping An Real Estate bought a large residential site in central Beijing's Fengtai district on Wednesday for 8.625 billion yuan ($1.39 billion).
Temporary bullet trains will be launched to connect Beijing and Yanjiao starting from January 12, according to the Beijing railway authority.
Beijing has promised to deliver an "athletes-centered, sustainable and economical" Winter Olympic Games if it wins the right to host the 2022 Games.
Beijing will crack down on private cars this year using taxi-booking software to take passengers, local authorities announced Wednesday.
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) saw 86.128 million passengers in 2014, an increase of 2.9 percent year on year, the operating authority said Wednesday.
Beijing's high-end residential market is expected to see a number of projects with the unit price tag higher than 100,000 yuan per sq m in 2015, a report from international real estate agency Savills showed on Wednesday.
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