• Social taboo still a worrisome factor curbing sperm donation

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  Though sperm donation is gaining ground in China, fears about potential incest and other social taboos are keeping many potential donors away from the clinics, say experts.

• More high-speed services to be added in 2016

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  A high-speed train arrives in Yantai, Shandong province. China Railway Corp has announced a new railway plan, promising to add 571 new services nationwide.

• Watchdog issues rare comment on execs' porn prosecution

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  China's Internet watchdog has taken the rare step of commenting on an ongoing court case by issuing a statement about a controversial online pornography trial.

• Air quality improves in 2015 despite smog: minister

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  BEIJING -- China's air quality improved in 2015, despite the frequent winter smog covering the country's north and east, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said on Monday.

• Top court upholds record penalty of $26m for water pollution

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  The Supreme People's Court holds a public hearing over the environmental public interest case

• Tibetan Mastiffs: From Guard Dogs to Status Symbols to Hot Pot

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  Foreign Media: Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaign Continues, Once High-Priced Tibetan Mastiffs Now Being Used for Hot Pot.

• Traffic jams cost average Beijinger $1,126 annually

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  Beijingers lost as much as 7,972 yuan on average to traffic jams last year, the highest in the country, said a report.

• Woman Seeks Overseas Travel to Avoid 'Bombardment' about Marriage

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  Many Chinese singles are worried about their relationship status during the Spring Festival, as their family members and relatives constantly urge and even force them to get married.

• Could this Be the Air Quality Monitor that Changes Everything?

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  Built by a long-term Beijing expat dad obsessed with keeping the air in his home safe for his family, the AirVisual Node could be a game-changer in the emerging home air quality monitoring market.

• Three Dead, 53 Injured in East China Fireworks Plant Blast

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  Three people were confirmed dead and another one remains missing after blasts swept a fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province early on Wednesday, according to local authorities. Fifty-three injured people are being treated in hospital.