(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The train G8388 enters Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Huang Yaobin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The train G8388 enters Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Huang Yaobin/Xinhua)

Students in China's Liaoning enjoy summer vacation under "double reduction" policy

STORY: Students in China's Liaoning enjoy summer vacation under "double reduction" policy DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students doing extracurricular activities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOBEI, Student, Second primary school of Hunnan District, Shenyang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN YAOBIN, Student, Ninth primary school of Hunnan District, Shenyang 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAO CHUNYAN, Parent 5. various of students doing extracurricular activities STORYLINE: Primary school students in northeast China's Liaoning Province are enjoying a colorful summer vacation thanks to the "double reduction" policy which was launched last year to alleviate academic stress for school students. In the province's capital city of Shenyang, 71 primary schools are providing daycare services during the summer vacation as a move to support the policy. Various guided extracurricular activities are attracting more and more students, including bak

China's deputy finance minister

China's deputy finance minister

Shi Yaobin, China's deputy finance minister, speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese firms on course to issue yuan-denominated bonds in China

Japanese firms on course to issue yuan-denominated bonds in China

Japanese lawmaker Takao Ochi (front R) and Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Shi Yaobin (front L) exchange signed documents in Beijing on Dec. 22, 2017, after an agreement on an information-sharing framework necessary to enable Japanese companies to issue yuan-denominated bonds in mainland China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo