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Testing starts on Beijing's first maglev rail line

[2016-12-27 07:32]

Beijing's first rail line using magnetic levitation technology is scheduled to start running next year, with engineers now testing the new trains, city officials announced on Sunday.

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[2016-12-27 07:32]

Club at landmark closes after sex sting

[2016-12-27 07:32]

Beijing police detained more than 100 people suspected of being involved in prostitution after raids at three nightclubs, part of a campaign to step up security over the festive season.

Ex-sports chief gets 10 years for bribery, abuses of power

[2016-12-27 07:32]

China's former vice-minister of sport has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after he was convicted of bribery by a court in Henan province on Monday.

Village holds true to communist dream

[2016-12-27 07:32]

Wang Hongbin, 65, has an astonishing ambition: To build a communist community that distributes goods and services according to one's needs, a goal of communism once proposed by Karl Marx.

College 'lottery' rankles elderly learners

[2016-12-27 07:32]

Teng Junying has no idea what 2017 will hold if she fails to win a spot at Hebei University for the Aged, a government-funded school for senior citizens.

Photos of doctor aiding centenarian go viral

[2016-12-27 07:32]

Photographs of a doctor holding a 102-year-old female patient in his arms and comforting her as she is given an anesthetic injection have gone viral.

Plant fossil park to open in Henan

[2016-12-27 07:32]

A geological park dedicated to plant fossils - the first of its kind in China - is set to open in Yuzhou, Henan province.

Postgrad test-takers set record

[2016-12-26 07:43]

A record-breaking 2 million people registered to take the national entrance examination for postgraduates, which were held over the weekend.

Girl with leukemia dies after fundraising effort

[2016-12-26 07:43]

A 5-year-old girl with leukemia has died one month after her father's fundraising blog received wide attention from Chinese netizens.

Geothermal energy could help cut emissions

[2016-12-26 07:43]

A source of geothermal energy that has the potential to supply millions of people with heating and electricity for decades has been detected in Shandong province.

Doctor-sharing making a difference in Tibetan hospitals

[2016-12-26 07:43]

While awaiting surgery to remove tumors from her uterus, Tibetan Lingkyi Drolkar said she was pleased to hear that it was a doctor from Beijing who would perform the operation.

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