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The daily subway passenger flow has declined since Beijing raised fares in late December to ease its sub-way crowding Forty per-cent of the commuters buy the five yuan ($0.8) single ticket, Beijing Youth Daily reported Previously, there was a flat two yuan ($0.32) rate for single tickets and unlimited transfers.

New indicator to improve accuracy of monthly forecasts

The meteorological authority will release a new indicator to increase the accuracy of its air pollution forecasts, in an effort to facilitate governments' efforts to curb air pollution.

Probes net 70 SOE bosses

More than 70 top executives in State-owned enterprises were placed under investigation last year amid a nationwide campaign to crack down on corruption, according to a recent survey by the website of People's Daily.

Shishan Party chief gets OK to 'map future career'

The Foshan City Committee of Communist Party of China in Guangdong province recently approved the resignation of Wang Xue, Party chief of the city's Shishan township.

New institute to train cyber security talent

An institute for training network and information-security talent has been established at Xidian University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, to bolster national security.

Program aims to increase knowledge of two oceans

China will launch a national program to push forward oceanic research in the Pacific and Indian oceans in the next 15 years, as part of the country's ongoing efforts to protect its maritime interests and boost the sector.

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The games people play

Ze Xin (not his real name) felt as though he'd been brainwashed after attending a five-day workshop held by a number of "pickup artists".

'It's not like a college'

China's "pickup artists" first formed a "seduction community" in 2008, when amateur PUAs began gathering on online forums, but it wasn't until 2010, when Southern Weekend published a two-page feature detailing their activities, that the phenomenon attracted widespread attention.

Xinjiang enforces new website rules

Website operators offering instant communications, online storage or audiovisual sharing services in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region must now register their services or set up servers in the region.

US supplier takes aim at Shanghai regulator

US food supplier OSI Group, which came under fire in China last year over allegations it used out-of-date meat, has criticized the handling of the case by the local food regulator, a rare act in China where firms are usually careful not to openly challenge the authorities.

Doctors encouraged to work second jobs

The top health authority vowed to further facilitate private operators to enter the nation's overloaded healthcare market, particularly at the high end, said Li Bin, head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission.