Roads to close for parade rehearsals

Some subway stations to shut on Thursday, Saturday in preparation for victory ceremony

Beijing will shut down roads and close metro stations on Thursday and Saturday for night rehearsals for a parade next month marking victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).

Rehearsals for the memorial ceremony, which includes a military parade, will beheld on Thursday and Saturday, between 10:30 pm and 4 am, according to a notice posted online by the city's public security authorities.