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The article presents the WiCity project in Beijing, China, offered by wireless broadband network builder and operator CECT-Chinacomm Communications Co. Ltd. since before the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The project provides free wireless Internet access within the city and is set to extend throughout Beijing and in other cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Wuhan, Nanjing and Hangzhou by 2010. CECT has planned to invest about 500 billion yuan to complete the project, asking support from the government.

The article reports on the company Flooring by Order company which had several claims of being a Germany-based company when in fact it was not registered and it does not exist. According to Qiu Baochang of the Beijing Lawyer's Association, it was a classic case of a local company trying to survive by appearing to sell a foreign brand-name product. He also added that the scam survived so long because of the lack of administrative supervision and the mass clamor for foreign brands.

The article reports on the coming launching of Bohai Bank, which is going to be China's first nationwide joint-stock commercial bank. The bank's shareholders signed the agreement in Beijing on September 6, and will be in operation early 2006. The author aforementioned that such launching will be a major test in China's banking reform.

Reports on the change of the name of Beijing City Commercial Bank to Bank of Beijing in Beijing, China. Preparation of expand operations on the Chinese mainland; Strategic effort to attract foreign investors; Negotiation of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. and the International Finance Cooperation of the World Bank Group with BB for shares.

Reports on the Beijing, China municipal government's efforts to teach its residents the English language in light of the city's hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games. Types of professions focused on by the government; Economic opportunities presented by the Olympics; English-learning activities launched by the government.

The article focuses on several lawsuits that were filed against the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) following the implementation of the Anti-Monopoly Law on August 1, 2008. The first lawsuit which was brought by four Beijing-based companies including Beijing Pan-Pass Information Technology Co. Ltd. and Orient Anti-Forgery Technology Co. Ltd. claims that AQSIQ is itself an administrative monopoly.

The article assesses the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) electronic commerce in China and the impact of new regulation requiring online sellers to obtain business licenses on this economic activity. The regulation, which was issued by the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, exempts individuals who own online non-profit enterprises. Statements from selected C2C shop owners about this issue are considered.

The article focuses on the piece of paper team, an environmental protection group organized by Yuan Rishe, a middle-school student, that advocated using both sides of a piece of paper. The members of the group also collected and sold used paper to raise money for tree planting. The student presented 2008 trees to the Beijing Olympic Committee on March 12, 2007, the 23rd Tree-planting Day in Beijing, China, as a gift and called them Young Pioneer Woods. It cites that her story calls for everybody's participation in saving energy.