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27 December 2007Hong Kong Signs Aviation Travel Cooperation With India

Hong Kong has signed a new bilateral aviation service agreement with India, which allows the two parties' airlines to respectively operate 27 flights between their routes.More

27 December 200717,000 people pay homage to Mao's Mausoleum

Thirty one years on after his death, public reverence for late Chinese leader Mao Zedong remains strong. More than 17,000 people visited the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Beijing on December 26, his 114th birthday anniversary.More

27 December 2007New textbook on Silk Road to spread cultural awareness

The Silk Road, which linked ancient China and Europe, is being featured in a new textbook in Gansu Province to improve young people's awareness of cultural heritage protection.More

26 December 200726 million passengers expected for spring

SHANGHAI'S transport system is gearing up to deal with more than 26 million passengers during the Spring Festival, up seven percent from last year, municipal officials said yesterday.More

26 December 2007Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy to be open to visitors

After 2 years' renovation, both the Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy in Beijing will be opened to visitors for the first time ever in early 2008More

26 December 2007China raises 800-year-old sunken ship

After 800 years at the bottom of the sea, a merchant ship loaded with porcelain and other rare antiques was raised to the surface Friday in a specially built basket.More

26 December 2007Construction Beijing-Shanghai fast rail to start

The highly anticipated Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will begin construction next month, a Ministry of Railways official said.More

26 December 2007More convenient to Hong Kong from Beijing and Shanghai by air

It was announced by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China that since 2008, flights from 49 mainland cities to Hong Kong will no longer limit capacity. More