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Nation and Digest

105-year-old railway station in Hebei closes

[2014-07-02 07:51]

A train station in China reached the end of the line on Monday night after 105 years of service.

Mortgage plan to aid seniors

[2014-07-02 07:51]

Since her only child died in 2007, Zheng Puli has been worrying about her twilight years.

All public institutions affiliated with government agencies must reform personnel management systems. Human resources departments should sign minimum three-year work contracts with employees. Employers can terminate contracts legally under several conditions, including failure by workers to pass annual performance evaluations for two consecutive years.

Executive apologizes for denying invasion

[2014-07-02 07:51]

Production resumed at a strike-hit electronics factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province, on Tuesday after its Japanese executive apologized for denying Japan's invasion of China during World War II, local authorities said.

Shanghai hospital aims to create healthy workplace

[2014-07-02 07:51]

A Shanghai hospital has launched a program to improve the health of its medical staff and boost their career enthusiasm amid the stressful job atmosphere.

Around China

[2014-07-01 07:38]

Four people will face trial for their involvement in a terrorist attack at a railway station in Kunming on March 1, China's top procuratorate announced on Monday. The Kunming Municipal People's Procuratorate found that the suspects were involved in organizing, leading or taking part in the terrorist attack as well as intentional homicide, said a statement issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate. A group of assailants armed with knives attacked civilians at the railway station, causing 29 deaths and injuring another 143.