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Urban transit rail starts operations

The Guiyang Urban Rail Transit S1 Line, spanning 30.32 kilometers with 13 stations, has started operating in the provincial capital of Guizhou, a China Railway Construction Corp unit that participated in the line's construction said. The line, which currently boasts the fastest operating speed in Guiyang, was built using several high-tech solutions, particularly related to environmental protection, as the project crosses the Nanming River, CRCC's 24th bureau said. The S1 Line is a key infrastructure serving the coordinated development of the Guiyang city cluster, CR24G said.

Manufacturing sector expands last month

China's manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, official data showed. The purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector was 50.1 in December, down from 50.3 in November but exceeding the boom-bust line of 50 for a third consecutive month, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The steady expansion of the PMI suggests that a combination of macroeconomic policies continued to take effect during the month and China's economic prosperity level continued to rebound and improve.

Xinhua - China Daily