Thanks to over two decades of economic reforms, the income of Beijingers has risen 500 per cent since 1978, allowing them to lead a 'well-to-do' lifestyle as shown in a decline in the Engel's coefficient.
Beijingers are once again choking as smog levels hit "heavy or even worse" levels in the Chinese capital and a number of other cities across the country, CNN reported on Tuesday. The city was under an "orange" smog alert on Monday, which marks the first time the second-highest warning level of a new system introduced last year has been raised.
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China on Thursday announced that it would radically reform its gross domestic product calculation methodology and statistics release, to make it at par with international standards.
Beijingers have been asked to keep an eye on their pet dogs and regularly take vaccine against rabies following the death of a man from hydrophobia.\n\n
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