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Beijing is working on the national standard V for vehicle emissions, and will impose the standard in the second half of the year, according to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection (BMBEP). The...

Candidate forums can be quite instructive to a prospective voter. For example, I was privileged to see the candidates for Santa Fe City Council District 4 recently and learn how they work and...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Council district forums scheduled Voters will have another chance to quiz candidates for the City Council on Thursday. The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County and...

Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

If people say Congress "isn't working," why are members and staff so busy? This is a classic question, typically asked by those who live "outside the beltway" and get their news through newspaper,...

Byline: Steve Terrell Noe "Lil Loco" Torres, a fugitive suspect in a fatal 1995 drive-by shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Clovis, thought he might get help from Gov. Susana Martinez. He thought...

Byline: Phaedra Haywood Santa Fe County jail officials cooperate with immigration and customs agents to the extent required by law, no more, no less, according to Santa Fe County Attorney Steve Ross. At...

From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Feb. 1, 1912: The Wells-Fargo Express Co. will move its offices from lower San Francisco Street to the Catron Block. An entrance on East Palace Avenue is...

Home buyers' confidence in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China declined 3.2 points sequentially to 106.6 points in the four quarter of 2011. The decline was mainly due to the government's policies with the aim...

With the end of 2011, Puerto Rico should complete its sixth-consecutive year of negative growth with a smaller contraction or, in a best-case scenario, with no (zero) or flat growth, according to local...

HEADNOTE The future of business is pure chaos. Here's how you can survive- and perhaps even thrive. DJ Patii pulls a 2-foot-long metal bar from his backpack. The contraption, which he calls a...

Byline: The New Mexican Citing "funding constraints," Vicki Pozzebon has resigned as executive director of the Santa Fe Alliance, a local nonprofit and small-business liaison group responsible for such efforts as the Farm...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...

Byline: Julie Ann Grimm Santa Fe voters who have already made up their minds about the municipal election or who will be out of town on election day may begin to cast ballots...

Political fans might have their eyes on Florida, where voting occurs Tuesday in the Republican presidential primary. But right here at home, it's time to pay attention to some of the most important...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Days remaining in session: 16 Avoiding a Senate shootout: Sen. Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque, wants to ban the carrying of firearms on the Senate floor, in the Senate Gallery...

An apartment building spree downtown is getting fresh fuel with an $85 million development proposed for surface parking lots just south of the Cosmopolitan on the Canal. The plan--first reported on IBJ.com on...

State legislators and estate-planning attorneys have renewed a push to repeal the inheritance tax in Indiana, one of just eight states to have such a levy. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, and Sen. Jim...