Beijing

Japanese activists land on disputed Uotsuri island and wave the Japanese flag, triggering protests in China.

Government official admits that Beijing floods exposed planning and infrastructure problems.

Hong Kong gets a new chief executive, a millionaire, Leung Chun-ying.

China asks US embassy to stop publishing the air pollution levels of Beijing.

London tops the list of most important global cities in a survey conducted by Knight Frank Research.

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of T-Rex which is very different from the original.