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Three local government officials were punished as they were held accountable for inefficiency in preventing and controlling the spread of novel coronavirus in Yueqing, East China's Zhejiang province, according to a notice from the provincial commission for discipline inspection on Sunday.

The notice said the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou, a city with the largest number of confirmed cases outside the virus epicenter in Central China's Hubei province, failed to perform its duties in checking, recording and reporting people who had close contact with infected patients, and didn't report the cases arising from gatherings in time, leading to a leak in the virus control network.

Chinese brand cooperates with Tmall in pop-up promotion.

When I relocated from Mumbai to Beijing in September 2015, little did I realize not only is vegetarian food, including Indian cuisine, easy to find but e-stores in China sell Indian groceries and even rare Indian vegetables like drumsticks!

A photo taken May 3 shows the Mars No 1 base in Jinchang, Northwest China's Gansu province. Based on Jinchang's unique landform which is similar to that of Mars, the base can be used as an experimental base for astronauts to conduct survival training in extra-terrestrial environments and a scenic spot for tourists to experience life on Mars.

"Subway lines in Beijing will introduce day passes", the municipal commission of transportation announced on 13th Jan 2019 and starts to implement on 20th Jan 2019.

The capital had a metered fare system for subway rides. Passengers can buy single-ride tickets or use a rechargeable fare card for a ride. But from 20th Jan 2019, Beijing Subway offers passengers more ticket options, with the 24-hour (20CNY), 48-hour(30CNY), 36-hour (40CNY), 120-hour(70CNY) and 168-hour (90CNY) passes.