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The plant will be operated by Volvo.

Geely and Volvo Announce Joint Car Plant

Swedish carmaker Volvo and Chinese auto company Geely have unveiled their jointly-owned plant in Taizhou. The plant will be operated by Volvo. It will be used for producing compact cars using the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform.

 Images produced by a 'millimeter wave' scanner are displayed during a demonstration at the Transportation Security Administration's Systems Integration Facility at Ronald Reagan National Airport December 30, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.

China Bans Use of X-Ray Scanners at Airports, Railway Stations

China has banned the use of full-body X-ray scanners at airports and railways stations due to radiation risks, following a ruling by the country's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP).

China has taken action to cool its soaring real estate market.

China Restricts Property Purchase in 4 Cities, Seeks to Address Real Estate Bubble

China has taken action to cool its soaring real estate market. Four major cities in the country have put restrictions on new property purchases. Housing prices have been skyrocketing across China, especially in tier-1 and tier-2 countries.

Collective Wedding Held To Greet 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Man Recruits Thousands of Best Men and Bridesmaids for Wedding

A Chinese man is recruiting thousands of best men for his wedding to help remind men to care not just about their parents, but also their parents-in-laws.

China To Curb Soaring Medicine Prices

Chinese Nurse Climbs out of Hospital Window to Stop Patient from Committing Suicide

A nurse in western China stopped a patient from jumping to his death on Tuesday by climbing out of the window to push him back.

People Visit A Software Exhibition In Beijing

Police Catches Group of Online Scammers Posing as Pretty Girls in the Internet

Authorities in southwest China were able to stop and capture online scammers through a door-to-door inspection held in a certain community.

Search Continues For Possible Malaysian Airliner Debris Found In Indian Ocean

Drunk Man Assaults Two Chinese Women in Hotel, Staff Does Nothing

Two female tourists were attacked by a drunk man inside a four-story hotel in southwestern China as hotel staff only looked on and passed without doing anything.

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Chinese Customs Confiscate Live Ants from Germany... Again

Customs authorities in Chengdu said on Saturday that customs officers found more than 100 live ants in a package that came from Germany. This is the second time in less than a year that live ants were sent to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China.

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Work on Sichuan-Tibet Railway Speeds up

China will speed up the construction of the ambitious Sichuan-Tibet railway project this year, according to officials from the two regions. The railway aims to connect Lhasa with Chengdu, including Tibet in China's transportation corridor to Europe.

Sichuan Provincial Capital Maintains Tradition Amid Rapid Economic Modernization

Chinese Man Arrested for Trying to Sell Son for 18000 RMB

A man has been detained by the police after allegedly trying to sell his own son on the streets of southwest China. The 29-year-old father was arrested on Wednesday after trying to sell his four-month-old son.

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Chengdu Set to Become World's Next Silicon Valley

Building on Beijing's efforts to encourage investments outside of China's coastal regions, Chengdu, in southwest China, is girding to become the world's next Silicon Valley, according to reports.

Members of South Korean-Chinese pop groups EXO-K and EXO-M

EXO's Chanyeol Hit by Water Bottle During China Concert, Lay Demands Respect from Chinese Fans

South Korean boy group, EXO, is currently in China for their EXO'luXion concert. Yet, following the reports of Chanyeol’s minor injury, it appears that some Chinese fans aren’t pleased with the Korean group. According to the latest, Chanyeol was hit with a flying water bottle. This is certainly not the first time.

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First Set of Giant Panda Twins Born in China

This year's first set of giant panda twins was born early Monday in a conservation facility in Chengdu, China, ECNS reported.

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Volvo To Manufacture Popular SUV In China In 2015

Swedish luxury vehicle maker Volvo Car will start the production of its popular XC60 crossover model in China in early 2015.

Lei Chunian

Schoolboy Hero of Sichuan Earthquake Arrested for Fraud; Scammed Girlfriend Out of 100,000 Yuan

Lei Chunian, who as a 15-year-old became a national hero for rescuing seven other children during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, allegedly took 463,000 yuan for favors he never delivered on - including 100,000 from his own girlfriend.

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