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Report of 'frequent traveler passport' called fabrication

A senior diplomat on visa and consular affairs has dismissed a fake online report that claims China will issue a "frequent traveler passport" to grant holders visa-free trips to 141 countries.

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More people booking Spring Festival getaways

More Chinese are choosing to travel during Spring Festival rather than return to their hometowns for family reunions, a break from one of China's most important traditions.

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Gifts of love and care for Chinese New Year

As the most important festival in China, the Lunar New Year is not only a time to get together with families but also an occasion to show them love and care.

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Public doubts reasons for panda deaths

Shanghai Zoo accused of failing to publicize the case in a timely manner

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WeChat dominates Chinese mobile app use

Tencent Holdings Ltd's messaging services were by far the most popular mobile apps in China in 2016, leading steady growth in the world's largest internet and smartphone market, a report showed on Sunday.

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Japanese hotel chain's remark on books stirs outrage

Chinese are outraged over a remark by a Japanese hotel chain that has refused to withdraw books from its guest rooms in Japan that deny the Nanjing Massacre in China during World War II.

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Xi visits winter sports venues to energize plans for Olympics

President Xi Jinping urged organizers on Monday to host an extraordinary Winter Olympics in 2022 through rational planning and economic use of resources.

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BBC documentary on Spring Festival eye-opener for West, tear-jerker for China

Chinese New Year is a time when the modern and traditional are brought together to celebrate a tradition even older than the Great Wall of China.

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Train tickets to Hainan hardest to purchase

With the Spring Festival travel rush expected to peak starting this weekend, a report based on data of online train-ticket sales showed that people traveling to Hainan province have the most difficulties purchasing a ticket.

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Govt mulls unified forecast of smog levels

Are you ever at a loss as to what to do when you frequently see smog level predictions contradict each other in different official forecasts? It will not be the case any more in the near future.

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Outbound travel market far from mature, claims report

Despite being the largest source of overseas travelers in the world, China's outbound tourism market is still at the fledgling stage, said a new report.

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Aging Filipino "comfort women" protest Japanese PM's visit

Aging Filipino "comfort women" staged a protest on Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila ahead of the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the country.

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Davos elite face cold reality of economic task

More than 2,500 political and business leaders are swarming into the small Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland-and it isn't for the skiing. They're looking for solutions.

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8,000 apply for Baidu Map collector vacancies

Baidu Map, a desktop and mobile map service, recently advertised vacancies for map information collectors.

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Trade with China helps 2.6m US jobs

Trade with China supports some 2.6 million jobs in the United States, including jobs that Chinese firm have created directly in the US, according to a report released on Tuesday by the US-China Business Council.

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Tillerson: US-China friendly, adversarial

Rex Tillerson, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, described interactions between the United States and China as "both friendly and adversarial."

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Carrier group passing by Taiwan "won't affect" cross-Straits ties

The passage of China's first carrier battle group through the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday will not affect cross-Straits relations, said Liu Zhenmin, vice-foreign minister.