According to news on June 16, 2026, Beijing has recently ushered in new changes and developments in many fields.
In terms of weather, there will be scattered showers in the northern region in the morning, cloudy to scattered thundershowers from around noon to evening, northerly winds of Level 2 and Level 3, local gusts of Level 7 and above during thunderstorms, the highest temperature is 27°C, cloudy and sunny at night, northerly winds of Level 1 and Level 2, and the lowest temperature is 16°C.
Today’s last numbers are limited to 3 and 8.
In terms of daily life services, the Beijing police urgently reminded that if “colleagues” send out high-temperature subsidy links in groups, those who fill in their bank cards and verification codes must not click to avoid being defrauded of money.
At the same time, Beijing has carried out ten major actions to optimize the business environment, and businesses such as water, electricity, heat and telecommunications have been handled in parallel.
Starting from the first train today, Entrance A of Sidaoqiao Station on Line S1 will be opened.
From June 17th to 24th, some areas of the Juyongguan Great Wall Scenic Area will be temporarily closed.
In addition, the admission ticket can be used as a ticket, and many scenic spots in Beijing provide free tickets or discounts for specific groups of people.
The declaration of social security contributions and wages has also been started. Beijing has announced the declaration of social security contributions and wages in 2026. Units and flexible employment personnel must handle it. The upper and lower limits of various social insurance payment bases will be announced separately and must be operated on time.
In the field of communications, Beidou satellite SMS service has been launched in Beijing.
Beijing Mobile, Beijing Unicom, and Beijing Telecom have provided Beijing citizens with Beidou SMS emergency communication service guarantees. No subscription is required. After turning on the Beidou function setting on your mobile phone, you can send Beidou SMS. There is no charge if you do not use it. If you send, you will be charged per message, and if you receive, it will be free. This adds a new tool for flood season emergency response.
In terms of consumption, Beijing is building a triple profit model of “policy subsidies + corporate discounts + financial services” for the trade-in of consumer goods. It will also introduce a smart home trade-in subsidy program in the near future. The smart home products that can enjoy “national subsidies” include products suitable for aging.
The comprehensive vegetable trading building (Block B) of Xinfadi Market will be completed at the end of this month, and merchants will start to move in next month. Smart transactions, central kitchens, clean vegetable processing, centralized collection and distribution, e-commerce live broadcast and other business formats will be introduced here to create an efficient, safe and intelligent agricultural product circulation center and a digital smart food industry incubator in Xinfadi Market.
In terms of transportation construction, the New International Exhibition Connection Line connecting Chaoyang and Shunyi is under full construction. In order to protect the ecological environment, the tunnel passes through Wenyu River Park. After completion, it will add a peripheral channel to the Shunyi New International Exhibition Area during the exhibition period and improve the level of transportation services.
In terms of ecological restoration, Shijingshan launched the restoration project of the upper reaches of the Yongding River. Six channels in Wulituo area and Pingguoyuan area were reconnected, further activating the ecological context of the 100,000-square-meter water system and building a solid ecological barrier.
At the same time, Beijing is vigorously promoting the “parking and charging integrated” construction pilot, and is carrying out “parking and charging integrated” construction and transformation around key subway stations such as Xierqi, Huixin West Street South Gate, Gucheng, Babaoshan and other key subway stations. Electric bicycles can park and charge at affordable prices.
In terms of public security, Beijing detected the country’s first overseas travel accident insurance fraud case. Less than a year after an insurance company launched overseas travel accident insurance, strange claims reports appeared one after another. The police successfully detected the case. Four young people collaborated to fabricate accidents to defraud insurance money, and have been arrested in accordance with the law.
There was also a woman who went to Beiling Mountain alone during the weather warning for thunder, hail, and strong winds. During the thunderstorm, she sprained her ankle and was trapped. Firefighters trekked 2.8 kilometers and took turns carrying her down the mountain in the rain to escape.
With the official start of the 2026 United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup, major business districts, supermarkets, and restaurants in Beijing have launched immersive game viewing scenes and fun interactive check-in gameplay for citizens and fans, driving the popularity of World Cup consumption to continue to rise.
