According to the new plan, the average retirement monthly pension will be raised by 305 yuan ($48.7) for a total of 3,355 yuan per person, the Beijing Times reported.
The Beijing Education Examination Authority released a report on March 12 that indicates the number of students taking the high school entrance examination is rising.
Beijing is hoping to make soccer players out of its youth, and to help this happen, city educators have written a textbook called Sunshine Soccer for elementary and middle schools, according to a report by the Legal Mirror.
Three new rail lines will be opened this year, in the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin and Hebei province, to improve regional integration and development, an official from the Beijing railway authority said.
The number of new energy vehicles in Beijing is expected to increase as favorable policies are put into place, such as free parking and discounted tolls, to encourage green transportation and reduce air pollution.
Internationally acclaimed movie star Jackie Chan has joined in the recording of a song, "Wake up Winter," that will be used to promote Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
A second tourist bus route will open soon in Beijing, including such attractions as Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City.
A Beijing power plant operated by one of China's leading power producers caught fire on Friday afternoon, with no casualties reported so far.
A fire has broken out in a power plant in Beijing on Friday, March 13, 2015.
A popular science book on electronic cars, the first of its kind in China, has been officially released in Beijing.
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