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Central heating, traffic jams and women's volleyball

Headlines from the Chinese press from today and yesterday


November 17

Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Traffic jams: traffic rule violators are the chief culprit
交通拥堵 车人违章是祸首

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
[Companies and state-owned entities] that refuse to provide central heating will lose control of [the central heating management rights]
拒绝供暖 运行权将被代管

Beijing Star Daily 信报
Nominations for People's Representative Congress begin tomorrow
人大代表候选人推荐明日开始

People's Daily 人民日报
Shenzhen: Encouraging wise and honest development
深圳:求贤保廉促发展


November 16

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
99.4% of Beijing's central heating is up to standard
本市供暖99.4%达标

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
17 years on, [the China women's volleyball team are] relive the championship dream
17年,冠军梦重圆

The Beijing News 新京报
Women's volleyball team taste the championship dream again after 17 years
女排17年后重温冠军梦

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