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Train ticket glitch results in a lawsuit

[2016-02-23 08:04]

A court in Beijing's Haidian district earlier this month accepted the lawsuit of a visually impaired man who was suing China Railway Corp, asking for compensation and upgrades to the official train ticket website 12306.cn to make it easier for people like him to buy tickets online.

Many workers looking to change jobs in new year

[2016-02-23 08:04]

The weeks after the Spring Festival holiday were expected to see a job-hopping frenzy among white-collar workers.

Students urged to seek SAT alternatives

[2016-02-23 08:04]

Young Chinese planning to study in the United States are being advised to seek alternatives to the Scholastic Assessment Test, as a recent overhaul has made it more challenging for non-English speakers.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2016-02-23 08:04]

A total of 5,459 officials were disciplined for violating thrift and integrity rules in January, the Communist Party of China's top anti-graft body said on Monday.

Snow draws millions to Xinjiang

[2016-02-23 08:04]

A few years ago, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which draws hordes of tourists in summer and autumn, typically turned quiet when the long winter arrived.

Larger protection zone will be set up to prevent glacier damage by tourists

[2016-02-23 08:04]

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will ban tourists from entering a 22,000 square kilometer glacier protection zone in the Tianshan Mountains.

Winter attractions

[2016-02-23 08:04]

Hunting with eagles

Festivals help lighten mood in a slowing economy

[2016-02-23 08:04]

With great verve and passion, Chinese people celebrated Lantern Festival in traditional and trendy ways, despite the gloom of smog and the economic slowdown.

China looks to regulate city growth

[2016-02-22 08:09]

China released a guideline on urban planning on Sunday in a bid to tackle the problems associated with increasing urbanization and the explosion of city sizes.

Other highlights in the guideline

[2016-02-22 08:09]

Reform of the urban housing system will see governments satisfy the basic living needs of disadvantaged groups, while the market will meet the demand of other residents. By 2020, the transformation and renovation of existing shantytowns, urban villages and dilapidated houses in cities will be complete.

Graduates face struggle as economy slows

[2016-02-22 08:09]

Finding suitable employment could prove difficult for China's college graduates this summer as a record 7.7 million leave higher education and enter the country's job market amid a slowing economy.

Job seekers apply earlier this year

[2016-02-22 08:09]

There was a spike in the number of people seeking new jobs during the Spring Festival holiday, well ahead of the traditional peak that usually occurs after Lantern Festival.