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Renminbi strengthens against greenback

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 37 pips to 7.1321 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

New highway links to lift rural areas

Some inland provinces are strengthening highway links to facilitate integrated regional development, with a focus on rural areas not yet connected by existing highways. China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp said its teams in Sichuan province started digging Liangya Tunnel on the Langzhong-Yingshan Expressway. The tunnel is considered a key project in the construction of the expressway, which aims to facilitate links between city clusters in Sichuan and those in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, CR24G said.

Xinhua - China Daily