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Inspection dogs helping protect ports, borders

More inspection dogs are expected to be deployed at entry-exit ports across China after two national centers for breeding and training are built within the next five years, according to China's top inspection and quarantine authority.

Weightless tests push boundary of knowledge

With the launch of China's first microgravity satellite, SJ-10, early on Wednesday, scientists look forward to the results of experiments that could shed new light on a range of questions, from biology to the physical properties of substances, in a weightless environment.

Tongren taps tourism for growth and poverty reduction

One airport, two provinces and the legend of three bronze figures: Tongren is counting the ways it is preparing for an economic takeoff.

Unclaimed bodies clog morgues, cost money

A lack of regulations relating to the disposal of corpses that are unclaimed or caught up in legal disputes has left morgues clogged with bodies, some of which have been in cold storage for decades.

Lords of the ring punch above their weight

At more than 1.8 meters tall and weighing 70 kilograms, 20-something Yang Yiguo is one of the best-known professional kickboxers at the Monster fight club in Chengdu.

Burial traditions run deep in Anhui

Unlike public cemeteries in the suburbs of big cities, burial grounds in rural areas can be small and scattered across the landscape. Usually, each belongs to just one family.

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10 Beijing streets designated off-limits to electric bicycles

Riders of two-wheeled electric bicycles in Beijing risk having to fork out 20 yuan ($3) if they ride on one of the 10 streets prohibited by a new traffic rule, which takes effect on Monday.

Police relax rules impeding delivery drivers

Shenzhen police have relaxed some measures they brought in recently to regulate the number of electric bikes and tricycles in the city.

Unified entrance exam on way for EMBAs

Universities will no longer be able to select their own students for Executive Master of Business Administration programs under a new regulation issued by the Ministry of Education.

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