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East Asia
Chinese make over 400 million trips by rail during Spring Festival By Li Xinyi, People’s Daily
China’s 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which came to an end on March 1, , with the passengers traveling by rail exceeding 400 million for the first time, according to official data. From Jan.21 to March 1, the passengers traveling by rail increased by 6.7 percent year on year to…
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China’s aging population a new gold mine for economy
As a manager of the Shaanxi China Travel Service Company, based in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Zhou Jincan has been busy accepting customers after the Spring Festival, as a series of travel packages were introduced specifically to the elderly travelers. “Elderly-care tourism has become a trend in recent years…
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China to establish e-sports commission for better industrial management
The Internet Society of China (ISC) announced that it will establish an e-sports commission at a meeting held at Tsinghua University on March 2. The tasks of the e-sports commission were detailed at the meeting, which was held together with an e-sports summit themed with “e-sports and smart economy. The…
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Outlined 2019 Report on Government Work
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government on March 5 at the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. Achievements in 2018 According to the report, the main economic indicators of China were kept within an…
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China opens its first Mars simulation base in Qinghai Province
China has opened its first Mars simulation base to the public to encourage young people to get involved in space exploration. The Mars simulation base, which opened last Friday, is located in Mangya city, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The red rock area in the…
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Mobile platform enables online consultation among China’s political advisors
China’s political advisors can make advices and join discussions in real time via a mobile platform during this year’s gathering of the top political advisory body, a spokesperson told the press conference last Saturday. It provides an innovative method for political advisors to discuss on state affairs, added Guo Weimin,…
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China to launch lunar probe Chang’e-5 in 2019, Mars probe in 2020: CPPCC member
China will launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of 2019 to complete the collection and return of samples, said Wu Weiren, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wu made the remarks in an interview ahead of the opening of the second…
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China pledges support for rise of new transport industries
New modes of transport like ride-hailing services and shared bicycles, which are rising in China, will receive more support and be better regulated, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng told a recent press conference. The number of daily average trips made by users of online ride-hailing services and shared bikes has…
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China moves to stabilize employment via entrepreneurship
Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions have rolled out a package of measures to stabilize employment, which was prioritized as the main task in their recently-released government work reports. Entrepreneurship has created more jobs in recent years. In 2018, the fifth year China implemented its business system reform, the country…
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Beijing to launch survey into ‘love birds’ as city improves environment
The Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is to launch a survey this month on Mandarin ducks (Aix Galericulata) for the first time to find out how they adapt to urban life, according to the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. March 3 is World Wildlife Day. To mark…
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