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China's national legislature to launch online petition platform

China's National People's Congress (NPC) will open an official online petition platform to improve petitioning procedures, the general office of the NPC standing commi

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China's Guangzhou unveils 15-year rail transit development plan

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday unveiled a 15-year development plan to build a multi-layer urban rail network, according to local authorities. The p

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China builds record 968.77 km of urban rails in 2019

Cities on the Chinese mainland built a record 968.77 km of urban rails in 2019, according to a report from the China Association of Metros. At the end of last year, 40

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China to introduce national rating system for nursing homes

China has vowed to build a national unified rating system for nursing homes by 2022 amid efforts to improve services of these facilities, the Ministry of Civil Affairs

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Xi signs mobilization order for training of armed forces

President Xi Jinping Thursday signed a mobilization order for the training of the armed forces, the first order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) in 2020. Issue

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Stars rally to beat Preds 4-2 in Winter Classic at Cotton

Alexander Radulov #47 and John Klingberg #3 of the Dallas Star celebrate after scoring a goal in the NHL Winter Classic games at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, January 1, 2020. /AP Pho

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2020 Tokyo Olympics main venue successfully stages 1st major event

The 99th Emperor's Cup final between Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2020. Football fans in Japan were the first to see the inside of Tokyo'

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Chinese ice acrobatics trainees dream of going on world stage

At an ice acrobatics art school in central China, students, ranging from 4 to 19 years old, are practicing basic skills and ice acrobatics performances. They yearn for

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China greenlights first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given the go-ahead for the launch of China's first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine to better protect

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Taiwan military helicopter down, eight killed

A military helicopter with 13 people on board was forced to land in a mountainous area of northern Taiwan Thursday morning with eight passengers killed and five rescue

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Discover China: "Underground city" regains vitality in China's mountainous Chongqing

Dongting Hotpot, a restaurant that has called Yuzhong District of southwest China's mountainous city of Chongqing home for more than three decades, is always packed wi

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Taiwan official missing after helicopter makes emergency landing

Taiwan's top military official is reportedly missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taiwan at around 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday morning.

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Chinese Laba Festival: The porridge of hope

With the New Year's festivities still in the air, the Chinese are gearing up for some traditional celebrations, starting with the Laba Festival that falls on Thursday.I

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Chinese province launches podcast on rare species protection

Southwest China's Guizhou Province has launched a scientific podcast to raise people's awareness of the protection of endangered species. Located on the Yunnan-Guizhou

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China starts 10-year fishing ban on Yangtze River

China on Wednesday began a 10-year fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River to protect biodiversity in the country's longest river, according to the Ministry of A

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China makes substantial progress towards achieving sustainable development: analysis

China has improved its sustainability at the national and provincial levels, according to an analysis published online Wednesday in the leading science journal Nature.

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Yearender: Chinese students move on from U.S. visa obstacles

Students study at a library of Columbia University in New York, the United States, on Dec. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Rui)Over the past year, many Chinese students have put U