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Olympic logos are unveiled

Beijing's preparations for a successful Winter Olympics in 2022 got a visual boost on Friday night with the unveiling of official Games emblems loaded with rich metaphoric meanings.

Progress in human rights protection hailed

A white paper issued by the State Council Information Office on Friday lauded "remarkable progress" in the law-based protection of human rights over the past five years.

Airports add routes to ease pressure on Beijing

To ease heavy air traffic pressure in Beijing, airports in nearby Tianjin and Hebei province have increased regional routes to meet the needs of people requiring access to the capital.

Capital to cut back on license plates

Beijing will further reduce the number of new vehicle license-plates it issues in the next three years - a move to reduce traffic gridlock and ease air pollution - authorities announced on Friday.

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Families of MH370 to sue Boeing

Some of the families of passengers who went missing on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - the jetliner that disappeared on its way to Beijing in 2014 - will go to the United States next week to file a lawsuit against aircraft maker Boeing, a lawyer involved in the case said.

China-Japan relations better, still not great

Chinese and Japanese people hold more positive views lately toward China-Japan relations, while issues of history and territory stick out as the main factors creating negative feelings, an annual survey released on Thursday showed.

Xiongan takes action against gang crimes

Xiongan New Area in Hebei province has launched a special operation to crack down on gang crimes, according to an article posted on the area's WeChat account on Wednesday.

Nostalgia poet Yu Kwang-chung dies at 89

Yu Kwang-chung, a Taiwan writer, translator and poet, died at 89 on Thursday morning.

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HK ramps up role in Belt, Road

Hong Kong's participation in the Belt and Road Initiative passed a major milestone on Thursday as Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor inked an arrangement with the country's top economic planning body detailing Hong Kong-mainland cooperation under the global development plan.