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Changsha’s unruly drivers challenged to be like butterflies shaking their wings

The front page of the Sanxiang Metropolis Daily from Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, today unloads on the city’s unruly drivers. The front page is festooned with a line of images of orderly straight lines of traffic in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen, contrasted … Continue reading

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China’s “most severe traffic law in history”

China’s newspapers are today mulling over what is being portrayed as a sea change on China’s roads, a new regulation that has caused some consternation: Running a yellow light (note yellow, not red) will now be severely punished with an automatic deduction … Continue reading

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“This year’s Golden Week was not relaxed”

Congested, overflowing, dirty and just not all that much fun – that’s what the front page of today’s Sanxiang City News (三湘都市报) from Hunan (湖南) province thought of this year’s Golden Week holiday that finished yesterday. A host of front pages today carry the … Continue reading

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Beijing introduces cap on new car registration

The Beijing News: To alleviate urban traffic congestion, yesterday Beijing announced a new policy intended to curb automobile growth.

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Traffic worsens as Moon Festival draws near

Even though the Moon Festival holiday only starts from tomorrow, Beijing has seen traffic volume mounting recently, leading to frequent traffic jams.

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New Beijing subway line to break ground

Beijing Youth Daily: The top headline of the newspaper announces that Beijing’s subway line 7 is to start construction very soon.

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Peking University gives US Treasury Secretary Geithner an old photo

Tim Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, received a photograph as a present from his former Chinese teacher Fu Min yesterday when yesterday he was at Peking University to give a speech.

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China cozies up to France and the US

President Hu Jintao met with US President Barack Obama at the London G20 summit and France cleared its stance in regard to Tibet’s political status.

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Driving without lights

A report about traffic conditions in Beijing — from 1981.

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All Chinese museums to be free by 2009

New Life Post 生活新报 The lead headline announces that all museum in China will open to public without charging eventually by 2009. 博物馆 免费 开放

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