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China to boost railway construction in next five years: report
China will spend about 2.8 trillion yuan, or about 460 billion U.S. dollars, on railways in next five years.
The country plans to construct no less than 23,000 kilometers of new track in the 13th Five-Year Plan, which will start next year.
The construction of railways in central and western China and intercity railways will be prioritized during this period.
Fixed asset investment in railways is expected to hit 3.5 trillion yuan in the 12th Five-Year Plan period which ends this year, far above the plan's target of 2.8 trillion yuan.
Beijing to adopt world's strictest emissions standard
Municipal authorities in Beijing have started soliciting public opinion about proposed new vehicle emission standards.
Under the proposal, which covers both passenger and industrial vehicles, Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau is hoping to cut vehicle emissions by 30-percent in the next 7-years.
Phase-6 of the emission standards will require passenger vehicles to pump out 40-percent less exhaust in 2-years time.
Vehicles with larger motors, such as buses and industrial vehicles, are going to have to cut their emissions by 50-percent.
Smog is a major problem in Beijing, though steps are being taken to reduce the air-quality issues.
This has included incentives for people to purchase electric or hybrid vehicles.
Former Gymnast Sang Lan: Hero or Liar?
Sang Lan, a former Chinese star gymnast, has once again become the focus of media coverage.
Sang was left paralyzed after being injured at the New York Goodwill Games in 1998.
At the time, she accused a Romanian coach of distracting her as she was making a warm up vault.
A report from China's official Xinhua News Agency has now cast doubt on Sang's story, saying new evidence has suggested the foreign coach did not distract her. Instead, he was the first person to offer help to Sang after she lost balance and fell onto the mat.
Responding to the report, Sang Lan wrote on her Weibo account that some people had jumped to a conclusion simply based on some screenshots.
She suggested these people interview those who witnessed the incident.
Philippe Blatter to lead China's Wanda Sport
China's Dalian Wanda has announced the hiring of its new Sports division CEO.
Philippe Blatter will be taking take the reigns of the Wanda Sports.
Blatter, nephew of embattled former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, had been the CEO of Infront Sports & Media, which Wanda purchased earlier this year.
Wanda Sports is combining Infront's operations with the World Triathlon Corporation, which Wanda also bought earlier this year.
Dalian Wanda chief Wang Jianlin, a big sports fan, has been directing his company toward sports revenues amid the slowdown of the Chinese property market.
Wanda has also purchased a 20-percent stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.
Russia strikes rebel-bound weapons on Syrian-Turkish border
Russian warplanes have launched the second raid in 24 hours on a weapons convoy heading from Turkey to rebels in Syria.
The Russian fighter jets attacked the convoy on Thursday at a border crossing between Turkey and Syria's northern province of Aleppo.
Local media reported that the crossing is under the control of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement, a Turkey-backed militant group.
Russia has intensified air strikes on Syrian opposition forces near the Turkish border, following Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane. earlier in the week.
The move has reportedly enabled Syrian government forces to advance against the insurgents in many areas.
British air strikes against IS in Syria to make Britain safer: Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron says British air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria will make his country safer.
Cameron made the remarks while addressing the lower house of the British Parliament on Thursday.
The Prime Minister said launching air strikes against IS militants in Syria would not make Britain a bigger target for terrorist attacks.
He urged British lawmakers to back his proposal of taking military action in the war-torn country.
The Labour Party, Britain's largest opposition party, was split over British military involvement in Syria, with its leader Jeremy Corbyn and some senior members in his shadow cabinet taking opposing views.
Giant Panda Basi to Celebrate her 35th Birthday
Giant panda Basi, the oldest of its kind alive in the Chinese mainland, will celebrate her 35th birthday tomorrow in southeast China's Fuzhou City.
The average age of pandas is 20, and the most long-lived, died at the age of 37. Basi's age is equal to over 100 years old for a human.
The city authority of Fuzhou will hold a birthday party for the super star, whose image was used as the mascot of the Beijing Asian Games in 1990.
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