Item from Nov 30, 1999, in China Daily: Workers adjust the electricity cords for the Pearl Railway Line in Shanghai. The train is set to begin operations on July 1, 2000. The elevated railway, the first in China, will be able to transport 700,000 passengers each day and help relieve the city's transportation burdens.
The world is expected to learn how its second-largest economy will deal with climate change, and how it will help bring prosperity to the least-developed continent - all with a France-Africa visit by President Xi Jinping that starts on Sunday.
China's top military authority, the Central Military Commission, will greatly reduce its departments and personnel and give more power to lower-level authorities, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Shanghai, the financial center of China, sure has raised some money-savvy children.
Announcements that major Chinese securities firms are under investigation for alleged rule violations triggered a market sell-off on Friday amid investors' concerns about the firms' business prospects.
Beijing's landmark Silk Street Market, where traditional souvenirs and knockoffs sit side-by-side, is looking to reinvent itself into an incubator for local, quality brands.
The Milken Institute, an independent economic think tank in the United States, has recently released its first report ranking Chinese cities on their economic performance.
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