China Daily, the country's largest nationwide English language newspaper, will officially launch its Beijing slip-edition on Wednesday ahead of the National Day celebrations.

The new slip-edition, with four broadsheet colored pages, will be released from Monday to Friday with the original 24-page newspaper in the Beijing area. The price remains the same.

The fresh edition is focused on social news on people's lives and city life, including information on travel, entertainment, jobs and investment. One feature will be profile stories on foreigners in Beijing and residents.

There will also be columns by foreign writers.

"The Beijing edition will provide a chance for foreign visitors to have a deeper understanding of the country and boost the newspaper's capacities in international communications," said Editor-in-Chief Zhu Ling.

Zhu said that the new edition would be expanded in the future according to the demands of readers.

China Daily has an average daily circulation of 300,000 in about 150 countries and regions, according to its website.

Source: Xinhua