Beijing will shut down roads and close metro stations for night rehearsals of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, schedule on Sept. 3.
Fixed asset investment on China's transport infrastructure, including roads, railways, airports and waterways, are expected to hit 2.5 trillion yuan (409 billion U.S. dollars)this year, Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang said on Sunday.
The Hong Kong government Monday announced cancellation of National Day fireworks on Oct. 1.
Main roads in various locations in Hong Kong remained blocked as "Occupy Central" movement continued on Monday, leading to school suspension and traffic disruption in busy districts.
Traffic is expected to resume in a quake zone in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as rescuers have cleared most of the roads that were affected by a quake on Monday.
When German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen coined the term "Silk Road" in 1877, he may have never imagined that similar roads had existed long before the ancient trade route originated in the 1st century BC.