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antiterror13 said:

is the Green Train powered by electricity or diesel ? it looks electric to me!. If its electric, can't be too old then ... when was the Green Train operational ?

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Skyscrapers at Beijing's Finance Street.(File photo)
A recent survey found that four of the world's top five most expensive areas for prime office space rental are in the Greater China Region.

Hong Kong's central district, Beijing's Finance Street, Beijing's Central Business District and Hong Kong's West Kowloon district were ranked among the most expensive commercial property areas in the world in the annual global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey from CBRE, an international provider of commercial real estate services.

In addition, Shanghai's Lujiazui Financial District, with a 9.2 percent year-on-year rental cost increase, landed at No. 9. The vacancy rate in the district is around 0.5 percent, remaining at a historic low, said Zhang Yue, executive director of the office building services department at CBRE for East China.

"China will further open up development of its financial services industry," Zhang said. "At the same time Pudong New Area, with its global influence and powers in technology innovation, will drive productivity, as well as attract and retain more talent."

The survey, which tracks prime real estate prices in 31 office markets in the Asian-Pacific region, shows that regional rental costs in Jakarta, Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Perth have indicated a clear downward trend due to China's slow economic growth.

CBRE also predicted that the service industry would grow at a sustained and stable pace that will result in a 2 percent year-on-year increase in global office rental prices during 2016 and

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Snow sculpture of Tian'anmen Rostrum seen in NE China's Changchun
2016-01-06 06:25:19 GMT2016-01-06 14:25:19(Beijing Time)

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WASHINGTON D.C., Jan. 9, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai (R) holds Panda "Bei Bei" during a visit at U.S. National Zoological Park, in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 7, 2016. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)

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WASHINGTON D.C., Jan. 9, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai (C) holds Panda "Bei Bei" during a visit at U.S. National Zoological Park, in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 7, 2016. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)

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HECHI, Jan. 10, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2016 shows a bronze drum being loaded on a truck in Huanjiang Maonan Ethnic Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. With a height of 2.6 meters and a diameter of 4.2 meters, the seven-ton bronze drum was made by 20 people in half a year. (Xinhua/Lu Zengling)

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HECHI, Jan. 10, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Wei Qichu (L) and Wei Qishen, inheritors of bronze drum forging, pose for photos with a bronze drum in Huanjiang Maonan Ethnic Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2016. With a height of 2.6 meters and a diameter of 4.2 meters, the seven-ton bronze drum was made by 20 people in half a year. (Xinhua/Lu Zengling)

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HOHHOT, Jan. 10, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Young enthusiasts of traditional Chinese Peking Opera perform a play in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. More and more children started to take part in learning this Chinese cultural heritage at local recreational classes. (Xinhua/Wang Zheng)

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A smart robot begins to offer service to travelers at Haikou Meilan International Airport in south China's Hainan province on Jan. 7, 2016. Two robots are put into trial operation in VIP rooms and first-class lounge.(CNS photo/Luo Yunfei)

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LENGSHUIJIANG, Jan. 10, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters extinguish a fire at a chemical plant in Lengshuijiang, central China's Hunan province on Jan. 9, 2016. The number of the killed and injured during the accident on Saturday is unknown yet. (Xinhua)

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A fisherman drills a hole on thick ice on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 8, 2016. Chagan Lake, which is known for traditional winter fishing that dates back to prehistorical times, is the only place that saves the oldest Mongolian fishing method. During the annual Winter Fishing Festival which is held to remember the old winter fishing tradition, fishermen first drill many holes through the thick ice and then place a net under the ice. The net will finally pulled out by a horse-drawing winch. The lake set a Guinness World Record of a single net that yield 168,500 kg of fish in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Tourists gather to watch fish-catching on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 8, 2016. . (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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SONGYUAN, Jan. 9, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A tourist holds a big fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 8, 2016.

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RUILI, Jan. 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of a pair of exhibits at Ruili jewelry and jade museum in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 10, 2016. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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People participate in the Fourth “Naked Running” of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, on Jan. 10, 2016. (Source: Chinanews.com)

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The calligraphy brushes, made at this production base in Shanlian Town, Huzhou City of Zhejiang Province, have been favored by calligraphers throughout China for their excellence in workmanship and variety of styles. [Photo by Wang Chuan/China.com.cn]

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A worker carves characters on the handle of a brush at the Huzhou calligraphy brush production line in Shanlian Town, Huzhou City of Zhejiang Province. The calligraphy brushes produced in the area have been favored by calligraphers throughout China for their excellence in workmanship and variety of styles. [Photo by Wang Chuan/China.com.cn]

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HONG KONG, Jan. 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Visitors talk during the 42th Hong Kong Toy Expo in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 11, 2015. The four-day 42th Hong Kong Toy Expo opened here on Monday. (Xinhua/Ng Wing Kin)

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BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A customer gets her makeup done before taking pictures at White Nights photo studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2016. Created by Yang Wei and Wang Xu, both graduates of Central Academy of Fine Arts, White Nights photo studio is focused on taking old-fashioned, or time-travel photos for customers. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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