Designer of traffic-straddling bus defends concept

Song Youzhou, designer of the tall, lane-straddling bus known as batie, which allows cars to pass beneath, said the bus can run smoothly despite doubts people have raised, paper.cn reported on Monday.

Accounts used by officials to cover up bribes are eliminated

Following the implementation in January of harsher rules against bribes and gifts, provincial governments are abolishing special accounts that have been misused by officials to hide ill-gotten gains.

Panda twins born on day for lovers

Panda twins were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province on Tuesday.

UK must look at the bigger picture on China

Being among the cheering crowds as President Xi Jinping's cavalcade sped out of Manchester's Albert Square last October as his state visit to the UK concluded, one could not help but believe that a new "golden era" in Sino-British relations had begun.

This Day, That Year

Item from Aug 9, 1984, in China Daily: The sensational victory of the Chinese women's volleyball team at the Los Angeles Olympics sparked spontaneous celebrations in the streets of Beijing yesterday afternoon.

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Tesla's Autopilot system is being blamed for an accident in Beijing, after a driver died in a crash involving the electric car in May in the United States.

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Tribunal to handle 'zombie companies'

A provincial tribunal for bankruptcy cases was unveiled in the Guangdong High People's Court in Guangzhou on Monday, in a move to handle disputes brought on by "zombie companies" and to accelerate local economic development.

Tunnel-bus production center faces delays

The production center for an innovative bus that straddles highway lanes to allow cars to pass beneath - a sort of moving tunnel - appears deserted with no sign of construction, raising questions about the scheduled launch in 2017.

Ramos reaches out to China with golf

Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos started a five-day trip to Hong Kong on Monday to meet "old friends" and rekindle bilateral ties jeopardized by maritime disputes.

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