China to regulate bad behaviour, says no to spitting
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China wants to regulate bad public behaviour like spitting, littering and cutting in line, said a state-run Chinese daily Friday.An article in the Op-Ed section of ... Read more...
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Wedding cars run into trouble
May 7th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) Police in the Chinese capital have vowed to stop wedding cars from violating city ordinances after a series of complaints from motorists during the May Day ... Read more...
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Gun smuggling in China via express delivery, internet
April 5th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) Authorities in China say arms traffickers are opting for internet and express delivery networks to smuggle contraband into the country following stricter police vigilance at border ... Read more...
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China toughens driving licence norms
February 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) The Chinese government has decided to toughen the tests conducted before issuing driving licenses in a bid to curb road accidents,The new guidelines require passenger driving ... Read more...
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North China expressway accident kills 35
October 8th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tianjin, Oct 8 (IANS) An expressway accident in this north China port city has killed 35 and left 19 injured, police said.The accident occurred Friday afternoon when a coach rolled ... Read more...
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35 dead in China accident
October 7th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tianjin (China), Oct 7 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 18 others injured in an expressway crash in north China's port city of Tianjin Friday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...
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Drunk driving cases drop in China
September 14th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) The number of drunk driving cases in China has gone down since May 1 when an amended law criminalising drunk driving was enforced.During the first four ... Read more...
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People question government spending in Chinese province
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) A plan to replace traffic signs in a Chinese province with new ones at a total cost of 100 million yuan ($15.54 million) has stirred a ... Read more...
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China to have dinosaur museum
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) China is building a $1.85 million dinosaur museum in northwest Gansu province.Construction is underway on the dinosaur museum scheduled to open next May, reported Xinhua.Located in ... Read more...
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Sharp fall in property prices in Chinese cities
October 20th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) Housing prices in Chinese cities have recorded a steep fall as a result of the new regulation restricting people from purchasing more than one home in urban areas.Property ... Read more...
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10,000 trucks stuck in 120 km monster traffic jam in China
September 4th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 4 (ANI): A northern China highway virtually became a parking lot when around 10,000 trucks got stuck in a 120 km jam.An official with Jining traffic police in Inner ... Read more...
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Chinese man probed for building underground house
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) A 64-year-old man who was building an underground house for his family has become a subject of a probe by authorities in China's Henan province.
Chen Xinnian is now ... Read more...
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10 Days & Counting: China’s 60 Miles Traffic Jam Passes it’s 9th Day!
August 24th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On China’s National Expressway 110, cars and trucks have slowed to a crawl, forming a sixty mile traffic jam which is entering it’s tenth day, and ... Read more...
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60-Mile Long Traffic Jam In China’s Beijing-Zhangjiakou Highway Completes 9th Day
August 24th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The traffic at the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway in north of China has literally come to a standstill for the past nine days due to a road construction ... Read more...
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A traffic jam in China that is 100 km long!
August 24th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) Does your blood boil when you get caught in a traffic snarl? If so, then do spare a thought for motorists in China who have been stuck for ... Read more...
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Nisha Desai Biswal named to key USAID job
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Nisha Desai Biswal as assistant administrator for Asia in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The agency channelling ... Read more...
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Chinese man makes $2 mn from fake institute
May 9th, 2010 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) A Chinese man who raked in 16 million yuan (over $2 million) claiming to be a high-level government official at a fake training centre for civil servants has ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall in Beijing disrupts traffic
January 3rd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) Heavy snow in Beijing Sunday led to closed expressways, delayed flights and disrupted bus services.
About 120 outbound flights were delayed at the Beijing Capital International Airport and 86 ... Read more...
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People not in favor of new privacy curbing Internet law in China
May 26th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): A new Internet law in China that demands netizens reveal their real names when online is not being policed almost one month after its implementation.The Hangzhou municipal ... Read more...
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Beijing gets 1,500 new cars every day
February 17th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 17 (Xinhua) About 1,500 cars join the already clogged roads in this Chinese capital city daily, increasing traffic pressure and safety risks, officials said Tuesday.
A total of 65,970 new vehicles ... Read more...
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Flash floods in Bangladesh wash away thousands of homes
August 31st, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 31 (DPA) Tropical rain lashed northern Bangladesh Sunday unleashing flash floods which washed away scores of villages, disaster management bureau sources said.The flooding rivers drowned at least six fishermen while ... Read more...
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China asks fliers to remove shoes at security check
March 28th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
(Olympics Snippets)
Xinhua
Beijing, March 28 (Xinhua) Aviation authorities are now telling passengers in China to remove their shoes for safety checks as part of a tighter security system ahead of the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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