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China celebrates anniversary of successful bid to 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Beijing and Zhangjiakou held a series of events Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of successful bid to 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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China's unmanned metro to launch in 2017

The line connects Yanshan, a suburb built around a petroleum and chemical enterprise, to Fangshan, where passengers can transfer to trains bound for the center of Beijing.

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China, US vow to boost trust

Beijing and Washington vowed on Monday to boost mutual trust and effectively control differences, in the highest-level visit by a White House official since an arbitration tribunal's ruling on the South China Sea intensified regional tensions.

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Torrential rain hits Beijing, disrupts traffic

Gao Yu planned to take the train from Beijing to Tangshan in north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday morning. But when she arrived at Beijing West Railway Station, she found her train was among many that had been delayed due to heavy rain.

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Beijing "will never" halt island work

China's naval chief told a visiting US Navy officer on Monday that Beijing "will never give up halfway" the construction of its islands in the South China Sea.

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China to send 416 athletes to Rio Olympics

China will send 416 athletes, including 35 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Rio Olympic Games as the Chinese delegation was unveiled at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

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Inherently biased and unjust 'piece of paper'

Just as anticipated, the South China Sea arbitral tribunal in The Hague delivered an outrageously one-sided ruling in the case initiated by the Philippines.

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Comfortable but inelegant couch potato style now in vogue

Many entertainers of Beijing origin have been caught on camera in this inelegant but comfortable position. But the ultimate champion for this "Beijing repose" is Ge You, a master comedian whose cameo appearance in a situation comedy spawned a wave of good-humored interpretations and imitations.

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New transportation plan promises faster, greener Beijing

In the Beijing of 2020, downtown residents won't need to walk more than ten minutes to reach a subway station and pedestrians will breathe in less car exhaust thanks to green vehicles.

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China's 2017 pollution targets "in reach"

A majority of Chinese provinces have performed well in reducing airborne pollutants and have a good chance of reaching the targets set in the national action plan by 2017, according to an assessment by the Chinese Academy of Engineering that was released on Tuesday.

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Few lessons learned one year after China's great market crash: SCMP

Beijing says it wants to allow market forces to dictate stock prices but refuses to give up control when trading goes against policy, experts say.

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China could be a potential winner in Britain-EU breakup: AP

China is a potential winner if Britain and the European Union rework trade deals and look for investors after a British exit.

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Taiwan "to test-fire missiles in US" in move

Taiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States in July, a defence source and media reports said on Monday.

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Apple's appeal in iPhone case accepted by IP court

The Beijing Intellectual Property Court has accepted an appeal by Apple to review a ruling by the capital's patent office ordering the company to halt the sales of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Beijing after finding the design too closely resembles a Chinese phone.

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Beijing reports new H7N9 case

Beijing health authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a rural resident is being treated for human H7N9 infection in the capital.

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Beijing records highest number of electric vehicle registrations

Beijing has recorded the highest ever number of requests for electric vehicle (EV) registration in a third round of applications that ended on June 8.