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Riding high on car-hailing services

I learned of the difficulties of late night travel in Beijing even before I boarded the plane to my new job more than two years ago.

This Day, That Year

Item from Aug 17, 1983, in China Daily: One of the big pump stations in the Tianjin Luanhe River diversion project undergoes trial operations. The operations began on Monday on China's biggest water diversion project, which directs water from the Luanhe River in eastern Hebei province to Tianjin, a major port and industrial city ... The completion of the project will put an end to Tianjin's reliance on the salty Haihe River for drinking water.

Experts say J-10s would benefit Iran

The China-made J-10 multi-role fighter jet is a suitable choice for Iran if the Middle East power decides to upgrade its aging military aircraft fleet, Chinese aviation experts said.

Museum highlights germ warfare

A new museum in Harbin that explores the Japanese army's notorious human experiments in the development of germ warfare in China during World War II has opened to the public.

Video series to relate suffering of sex slaves

China's State Archives Administration plans to release videos documenting the suffering of sex slaves at the hands of the Japanese military over 70 years ago.

1,000 pay tribute at mass grave

A public memorial ceremony was held on Saturday for the 100,000 miners who died while being forced to work for the Japanese in Fuxin, Liaoning province, during their occupation from 1933 to 1945.

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Facility 'too close' to homes

Residents raised questions on Friday about the distance between a hazardous chemical warehouse that exploded at a port in Tianjin and nearby residential neighborhoods.

Introduction to Tianjin harsh for some

I have mixed feelings about the fact that I've run into three interviewees in a single day who less than a month ago traveled a long way to work in Tianjin.

Official expelled from Party

A former senior official in Jiangsu province has been expelled from the Communist Party of China, 10 months after he was placed under investigation on corruption charges.