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China's trains join superhighway with e-tickets

2011-04-13 11:26

A raft of new customer-friendly schemes is to be introduced including printing passengers names on tickets to help combat the scourge of the scalpers.

Mainland moms banned from giving birth in HK

2011-04-12 16:43

Expectant mothers from the Chinese mainland will no longer be able to give birth in public hospitals in Hong Kong, the xinmin.cn reported yesterday.

China to raise poverty line to 1,500 yuan

2011-04-12 13:56

China may raise its poverty line from an annual per capita income of 1,196 yuan to 1,500 yuan, the China Business News reported Tuesday.

Tighter environmental standards for rare earth industry

2011-04-12 13:52

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has ordered a series of environmental checks for rare earth mining and refining companies.

Wedding-style marriage registration in the works

2011-04-12 10:32

Couples-to-be may soon walk down the aisle in gowns while getting their marriage licenses at civil affairs bureaus, instead of just grabbing quick registrations, the Yangtze Evening News reports on Tuesday from Nanjing.

Earthquake has little impact on Sino-Japan trade

2011-04-11 13:34

Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake had little impact on Sino-Japan trade, Shanghai Securities News reported Monday. The report comes after foreign trade statistics were released April 10.

Baidu refuses to comment on Facebook deal

2011-04-11 13:21

Chinese search engine Baidu.com and Facebook have already signed an agreement to introduce world's largest social networking service into China, Sohu.com reported citing a source close to Baidu.com.