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India PM holds high-level meeting on airbase attack

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting Sunday night with his cabinet security team on the militant attack on an airbase.

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More than 500 flights cancelled in Chicago amid sleet, high winds

Chicago airports have cancelled more than 500 flights as freezing rain and high winds hit the U.S. Midwest city Monday during one of the busiest travel times of the year.

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China's emerging industrial sectors grow rapidly thanks to innovative policies

China's emerging industrial sectors, inspired by technological innovation and innovative policies, have developed rapidly in 2015.

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China-CEE cooperation gets on fast track

Heads of governments from central and eastern Europe (CEE) nations got to experience the "China speed" firsthand on Wednesday when, accompanied by Premier Li Keqiang, they boarded China's most advanced bullet train.

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Japan offers soft loan for bullet trains

In a bid to surpass competition from China and other countries keen to be part of the first bullet train project, Japan has offered financial support besides technology for India's ambitious rail project.

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China, Indonesia launch joint venture for Jakarta-Bandung railway project

​Senior officials of Chinese and Indonesian consortiums signed an agreement here on Friday to launch a joint venture for a high-speed railway linking Jakarta with West Java provincial capital of Bandung.

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China's railway goes global, benefits world

​Chinese President Xi Jinping is starting on Tuesday a four-day state visit to the United States, during which the first U.S. high-speed railway with Chinese investment is likely to be confirmed to start construction in September 2016.

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Salt consumption is killing six times as many Australians as road accidents: study

​Victorians are six times more likely to die from a dangerously high salt intake than in a road accident, a new study has revealed.

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China shares continue rally near 7-year high

Chinese stocks rallied near a seven-year high for the ninth consecutive day on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surging by 1.95 percent to finish at 3687.73 points.

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Shareholders approve China train makers' merger plan

A plan to merge two of China's top bullet train makers has been passed by general meetings of both sets of shareholders, the companies said on Monday.

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New line opens up western region and boosts freight trade

The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, has slashed train travel times by half to less than 12 hours.

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China urges Mexico to protect Chinese firms' rights

China urged the Mexican government to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies when dealing with problems caused by the suspension of a high-speed railway project, China's state planning body said on Monday.

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China to speed up agri modernization through reforms

China will step up reforms and innovation to speed up agricultural modernization in 2015, according to a key policy document released by the Party and government on Sunday.

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Singapore's ultra rich population hits new high

​The total number of ultra high net worth population in Singapore rose by 40 to hit the record high of 1,395 this year, according to a wealth report released on Wednesday.

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China hails landmark China-Mexico high-speed rail cooperation

A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday hailed China-Mexico cooperation on Mexico's high-speed railway project, vowing that China will strengthen cooperation with the world in high-speed railway.

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World Bank supports Albania's education reforms

The World Bank (WB) supports Albania's education reforms aimed at improving the performance and quality of education, a WB official said here Tuesday.

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Pilot Free schooling project benefits thousands in Xinjiang

A free high school education pilot project has benefitted 93,287 students in southern parts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since last fall .