BEIJING- China's state planner has approved an urban railway project worth 77.2 billion yuan ($11.92 billion) in the city of Foshan in southern Guangdong province, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a notice on Tuesday. ($1=6.4745 Chinese yuan renminbi)

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