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Safety inspections underway in Beijing

[2017-11-21 08:05]

A major safety inspection involving multiple agencies started on Monday in Beijing and will continue for 40 days across the capital, the Beijing Work Safety Commission said in a notice issued on Monday.

Speedy trains to link capital, Xiongan

[2017-11-21 08:05]

Planners are seeking public opinions on an intercity railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area in neighboring Hebei province - revealing that a new high-speed rail line is being planned between the two cities.

Committee to coordinate fiscal policies

[2017-11-20 07:08]

The newly established national financial regulatory body is designed to be the top-level executor and coordinator of the State Council's macroeconomic policies rather than to only safeguard the inflated financial sector, according to experts directly involved in the committee's preparatory work.

China-US military exercise to enhance rescues

[2017-11-20 07:08]

It's a rare moment when you hear US soldiers shout commands in Chinese, and vice versa.

E-Commerce propels singles day sales

[2017-11-20 07:08]

Over 168 billion yuan in 24 hours - that translates into $1 billion per hour being spent by bargain hunters during the largest single-day shopping festival on Nov 11.

US families see the importance of teaching Mandarin to kids

[2017-11-20 07:08]

When US President Donald Trump showed a video of his granddaughter singing and reciting poems in Mandarin to President Xi Jinping during Trump's visit to China, it became a hit on social media and prompted an outpouring of affection from many in China.

Looking ahead

[2017-11-20 07:08]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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[2017-11-20 07:08]

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Colonial area remains long after wars

[2017-11-20 07:08]

During a visit to South China's Guangdong province earlier this month to report on the relevance of the 19th century opium wars in modern China, I spent part of a morning in Shamian, where I saw mostly tourists, joggers, female "square dancers" and elderly people gather.

This Day, That Year

[2017-11-20 07:08]

Item from Nov 20, 1987, in China Daily: Surgeons at a hospital remove kidney stones from a patient with a machine that transmits shock waves through water to break up the stones without an operation. The machine is the first one in China.

Pension fund to get State assets boost

[2017-11-20 07:08]

China will transfer a chunk of State financial assets to its social security funds, a program experts believe will ease the pressure of pension payments as the aging population continues to grow.

Hazard search ordered after fire

[2017-11-20 07:08]

Beijing's top official has demanded an inch-by-inch inspection for potential safety hazards after a blaze on Saturday night killed 19 people and injured eight others in Daxing district.

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