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China's Incredible 55-Kilometre Bridge Is Now A Tourist Magnet- Here Is Why
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge links Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai, slashing travel time across the Pearl River Delta while becoming a must-see attraction.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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6 Injured In Landslides As China Braces For "Once A Century" Floods After Heavy Rain
Severe floods "seen around once a century" are expected to hit parts of southern China, state media said Sunday, as heavy rains prompted authorities to step up disaster precautions.
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China's Record Floods As A River Hits 100-Year High
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century.
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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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A Chinese Graduate Student Who Can't Get Enough U.S. Politics 'Decodes' Trump
From his perch in the Pearl River Delta in southern China, Yin Hao tries to make sense of America. Lately, that's been tough.
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One Chinese City Has Figured Out The Future
China's Xi Jinping recently declared that he wants China to rank as one of the world's most innovative countries by 2020 and to top the list by mid-century. Going by past practice, this probably means a lot more money being poured into dodgy startups and ill-conceived high-tech schemes. There's a better model to be found, however, one that's surpri...
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China's Move Away From Being the "World's Factory"
China's growth story seems to be far from over.
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Powerful typhoon Usagi hits Taiwan, Philippines; thousands evacuated
The most powerful typhoon of the year was sweeping through the Luzon Strait on Saturday, battering island communities and drenching southern Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
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Worst pollution this year envelops Hong Kong
Hong Kong residents breathed in the worst air of 2013 on Monday, joining citizens in mainland China who have been choking on dangerously high pollution levels, and further undermining the city's role as an Asian financial centre,
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China's Incredible 55-Kilometre Bridge Is Now A Tourist Magnet- Here Is Why
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge links Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai, slashing travel time across the Pearl River Delta while becoming a must-see attraction.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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6 Injured In Landslides As China Braces For "Once A Century" Floods After Heavy Rain
Severe floods "seen around once a century" are expected to hit parts of southern China, state media said Sunday, as heavy rains prompted authorities to step up disaster precautions.
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China's Record Floods As A River Hits 100-Year High
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century.
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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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A Chinese Graduate Student Who Can't Get Enough U.S. Politics 'Decodes' Trump
From his perch in the Pearl River Delta in southern China, Yin Hao tries to make sense of America. Lately, that's been tough.
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One Chinese City Has Figured Out The Future
China's Xi Jinping recently declared that he wants China to rank as one of the world's most innovative countries by 2020 and to top the list by mid-century. Going by past practice, this probably means a lot more money being poured into dodgy startups and ill-conceived high-tech schemes. There's a better model to be found, however, one that's surpri...
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China's Move Away From Being the "World's Factory"
China's growth story seems to be far from over.
-
Powerful typhoon Usagi hits Taiwan, Philippines; thousands evacuated
The most powerful typhoon of the year was sweeping through the Luzon Strait on Saturday, battering island communities and drenching southern Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
-
Worst pollution this year envelops Hong Kong
Hong Kong residents breathed in the worst air of 2013 on Monday, joining citizens in mainland China who have been choking on dangerously high pollution levels, and further undermining the city's role as an Asian financial centre,
