The three beasts are one of the imposing installations at the 798 Art District in Beijing.

ECONOMIST: Exports

Yuan Liya, a 22-year-old from Anhui, fell to her death on 3 May from a mall in Fengtai district in Beijing.

BBC: China

Tam opened a shop in Shanghai's upscale Xintiandi district and Beijing's China World in 2004, and later paired up with Disney for "Year of the Mouse" projects in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Turning to domestic news, the Beijing News says a woman, surnamed Ma, has been arrested for "spreading rumours" about a female migrant worker from Anhui province, surnamed Ms Yuan, who was found dead outside a wholesale market building in Beijing's Fengtai district last Friday.

BBC: China media: Boat attack condemned

Even so, they face a three-year wait for a place in the Jingyuan Road housing project in Beijing's outer Shijingshan district, far away from any public transportation.

BBC: Home ownership dreams in booming Beijing

Chi Wei, a 30-year-old saleswoman at a La Perla store in Beijing's central shopping district, Wangfujing, says some customers feel insulted when she tells them about the brand.

WSJ: China's Fickle Talent Pool

The state-owned broadcaster's move from an obscure part of western Beijing to a new international business district highlights its global aspirations.

ECONOMIST: Big Brother's CCTV

Up until a couple of years ago this relatively isolated alley, surrounded by high-rise apartments in the western district of Xuanwu, was Beijing's oldest surviving alley, clocking in at a wheezing 900 years old and predating even the Mongol-designed hutong network.

BBC: Old Beijing at its timeless best

Consider Ligezhuang, a village nestled among low hills in Fangshan District, 50 km from central Beijing.

CNN: UP AND DOWN ON THE FARM

March 7 on Beijing's route No. 22 public bus in a busy shopping district could have been much worse.

CNN: No Comfort for Criminals