Beijing-Lhasa railway extends to Changchun
2016-06-14Railway authorities announced on June 12 that the Beijing-Lhasa railway has been extended to the city of Changchun to meet tourist demand, with two different numbers and two sets of tickets, for the Changchun-Beijing route and the Beijing-Lhasa route, now on sale.
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Paying tribute to fallen Chinese peacekeeper
2016-06-13The body of a 29-year-old Chinese United Nations peacekeeping soldier serving as a combat engineer in Mali, Africa, who was killed in a recent attack on the UN mission camp there, has been flown to the city of Changchuns' Longjia International Airport, Jilin province, from which it was carried to his home in Yongji county, for cremation, on June 10.
Jilin Hundreds honor Chinese soldier killed in Mali
2016-06-11Hundreds of citizens and military representatives at a funeral service on Friday paid their final respects to the Chinese peacekeeper who died in a terrorist attack in Mali.
CBA Jilin sign Donewald Jr. as head coach
2016-06-05The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) side Jilin Northeast Tigers announced that they have signed former coach of the Chinese national team Bob Donewald Jr. as their head coach. Jilin team hopes to do better in the upcoming season after signing Donewald.
Foreign students volunteering teaching for village students
2016-05-31A foreign student teaching team consisting of 18 students from ten different countries and nine from Delaware State University in the US provided cultural classes in Zhenlai county in northern Jilin province, which borders the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, from May 23 to 25.
Peacekeeper's body returns for burial
2016-06-10The body of a Chinese peacekeeper who was killed in a terrorist attack on May 31 at a UN camp in Mali was flown back on June 9 to Changchun, capital city of Jilin province, where his regiment is based.A funeral service was held on the next day morning.
