Delegates at this year's two sessions will not be served fresh tea; they'll get a personalized bottle of water instead. In Shenzhen, a woman dies after fainting at a subway station.

No more tea at two sessions

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During this year's two sessions (National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference), catering staff at the conference venue will not be making tea for representatives attending the conferences. Instead, each representative will be provided with a bottle of mineral water with their names on it.

A catering staffer from Beijing International Hotel said that during the two sessions in previous years, many bottles of water were left unfinished after the morning meetings, and were all discarded. By putting nametags on bottles this year, representatives can keep their bottle with them all day, Beijing Times reported.

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35-year-old woman dies alone on subway

A 35-year-old woman fainted while walking out of a subway station exit in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Surveillance video shows that Liang Ya passed out on the ground and was trying to reach out for help. Liang lay there for 50 minutes before an ambulance came, during which some pedestrians and subway staffers came over to check on her, but none of them conducted first aid. Liang died soon after she was sent to the hospital, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

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No taxi apps during rush hour

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Starting March 1, taxi drivers in Shanghai will not be allowed to use taxi-booking apps during the morning (7:30-9:30) and afternoon (16:30-19:30) rush hour.

Transportation authorities in Shanghai said that new taxi-booking apps, such as didi and kuaidi, have increased efficiency, but also created potential problems, especially safety concerns as drivers have to check their cell phones while driving. (www.xinmin.cn)

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Beijing's first car plate lottery in 2014 ends

Beijing ended its first round of passenger car plate lottery in Beijing on Wednesday. Passenger car lottery in Beijing changed from once a month in previous years to once every two months this year, which made car buyers more anxious. It's also the first time that new-energy cars are included in the lottery. The odds for this round was 111:1.