New energy vehicle sales grow steadily

China's new energy passenger vehicle market continued to see stable growth in November, with retail sales reaching nearly 1.32 million units, industry association data showed. The figure marked a 4.2 percent year-on-year increase, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

Operators hail railway guardians in cold wave

Faced with cold waves, Chinese railway operators are paying close attention to any likely damage to rail lines in order to ensure safe rail transport. Staff members of Qinhuangdao West Track Maintenance Section have strengthened line equipment inspection and have been rectifying defects to ensure safe transportation on the Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway, which transports some 350 million metric tons of coal a year. At Xizhangzhuang line workshop, team leader Sun Zhiqiang had to bend down and stoop over 100 times, and lie down more than 40 times during a single inspection to examine the cold rail lines. Such employees have been hailed as rail guardians on the busy line.

Xinhua - China Daily