An American professor and vocal critic of Beijing's censorship said he had lost his job at the prestigious Peking University and is leaving China. Christopher Balding, who had taught for the past nine years at Peking University's HSBC School of Business in Shenzhen, said in ...

At its peak a decade ago, the Muchengjian mine churned out mountains of coal on the western outskirts of Beijing. Now the mine in Beijing's Mentougou district is pinning its future on whiter slopes: It plans to transform itself into a winter sports resort, turning ...