Recently, the Beijing area has ushered in a series of hot events and policy developments.
First, let’s pay attention to the weather conditions. On the morning of June 16, 2026, there were scattered showers in the northern region. From around noon to the evening, the weather changed from cloudy to scattered thundershowers, northerly winds of level 2 and 3, local gusts of level 7 and above during thunderstorms, and a maximum temperature of 27°C. At night, it became cloudy and sunny, with northerly winds of level 1 and 2, and the lowest temperature was 16°C.
At the same time, the traffic restrictions for the last numbers on that day are 3 and 8.
In terms of daily life services, the Beijing police issued an urgent reminder that if “colleagues” send high-temperature subsidy links to groups and ask for a bank card and verification code, this is likely to be a fraud, and citizens must not click on it.
In addition, Beijing has carried out ten major actions to optimize the business environment, and businesses such as water, electricity, heat and communications 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.
Another good news is that the admission ticket can be used as a ticket, and many scenic spots in Beijing provide free tickets or preferential services for specific groups of people.
The work of declaring social security contributions and wages has also started.
Beijing has announced the declaration of social security contributions and wages in 2026. Both units and flexible employment personnel need to apply for it. The upper and lower limits of various social insurance payment bases will be announced separately. Relevant personnel must remember to do so on time.
There are also new developments in the field of science and technology.
Beidou satellite SMS service has been launched in Beijing, which provides a new tool for emergency response during flood season.
Beijing Mobile, Beijing China 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 settings on your mobile phone, you can send Beidou SMS messages. There is no charge if you do not use it. If you send, you will be charged per message, and you will receive it for free.
In terms of business, Beijing is building a triple profit-sharing model of “policy subsidies + corporate discounts + financial services” for the trade-in of consumer goods. It will also soon introduce a smart home trade-in subsidy program. 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 the field of transportation, 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.
At the same time, Beijing is vigorously promoting the “stop-charging integrated” construction pilot, and is carrying out construction and renovation around key subway stations such as Xierqi, Huixin West Street South Entrance, Gucheng, and Babaoshan. Electric bicycles can park and charge at affordable prices.
In terms of ecology, Shijingshan has launched the restoration project of the upper reaches of the Yongding River. Six channels in the Wulituo area and Pingguoyuan area have been reconnected, further activating the ecological context of the 100,000-square-meter water system and building a solid ecological barrier.
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.
In another incident, during the weather warning period for thunder, hail, and strong winds, a woman went to Beiling Mountain alone. During the thunderstorm, she sprained her ankle when she hurriedly turned back and was trapped. Firefighters trekked 2.8 kilometers and took turns carrying her down the mountain in the rain to escape.
In terms of sports consumption, as the 2026 World Cup between the United States, Canada and Mexico officially begins, major business districts, supermarkets, and restaurants in Beijing have launched immersive game viewing scenes and fun interactive check-in games, driving the popularity of World Cup consumption to continue to rise.
In addition, in terms of online catering supervision, the “Regulations on the Supervision and Management of Online Catering Service Operators’ Implementation of Food Safety Subject Responsibilities” was implemented, advocating live broadcasts of takeaways with the kitchen open and the stove on. However, the reporter’s investigation found that many stores were filming against the ceiling, and the kitchen could not be seen at all.
