Three Gorges Dam

China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges -- the world's largest power station -- stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.

All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.

Amid the frenetic noise of a rescue operation and driving rain, a faint knocking was heard from within an upturned cruise ship on China's murky Yangtze river.

China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.

A stone bridge dating back to the Ming dynasty has been discovered after water levels plunged at China's largest freshwater lake, a media report said today.

Rising river waters caused by heavy rain and flooding tested the massive Three Gorges Dam in China on Tuesday.State broadcaster CCTV reported that this week the Yangtze River, where the dam is located, is expected to see its highest water level since completion.It reported that the water flows could match those of 1998, one of the worst flood years...

China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges -- the world's largest power station -- stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.

All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.

Amid the frenetic noise of a rescue operation and driving rain, a faint knocking was heard from within an upturned cruise ship on China's murky Yangtze river.

China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.

A stone bridge dating back to the Ming dynasty has been discovered after water levels plunged at China's largest freshwater lake, a media report said today.

Rising river waters caused by heavy rain and flooding tested the massive Three Gorges Dam in China on Tuesday.State broadcaster CCTV reported that this week the Yangtze River, where the dam is located, is expected to see its highest water level since completion.It reported that the water flows could match those of 1998, one of the worst flood years...