Wang Hui, director of the Beijing government information office, talks to journalists in Beijing at a news conference for the launch of micro blog services for Beijing government bodies in November. Luo Xiaoguang / XinhuaBEIJING - A large number of government departments and officials have stepped ...

Beijing municipality will spend another 8 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) in next four years on forests in its neighboring Hebei province, in a bid to block sand blown by wind and protect the capital's water source, the Beijing News reported Monday.Beijing will plant 53,333 hectares of forest in Zhangj...