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Which Valley Is Known As The Largest Valley In Asia?
The Yangtze River Valley is Asia's largest river valley, spanning over 6300 km and supporting 400 million people in China.
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Social Media Post Turns Puppy-Shaped Mountain Into Must-See Tourist Spot In China
A mountain shaped like a puppy's head in Yichang, China, went viral on social media, attracting tourists and social media attention.
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Subways Become Refuge For China Residents Amid Record Heat Wave
Desperate to escape the heat, hundreds of middle-aged and older residents have headed to the depths of the city's subway stations, whiling away the hours smoking, playing cards and napping.
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Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
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Viral: Mysterious 65-Foot 'Monster', Spotted In River, Turns Out To Be...
A mysterious black 'creature' was recently spotted in China's Yangtze River. Here is what it actually was.
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China Approves Large New Upstream Dam Project On The Yangtze River
China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239-metre (784-foot) hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.
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China Braces For 'Severe' Flooding On Yangtze River
Severe floods are expected on China's Yangtze River this year due to a strong El Nino weather pattern, state media said, raising the risk of deaths and damage to property and crops along the country's longest waterway.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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Quick-Thinking Bus Driver Saves Woman From Jumping Off Bridge in China
Startling footage of a vigilant bus driver in China saving a woman from committing suicide is being shared across social media.
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China Cargo Ship Capsizes on Yangtze, Casualties Unknown
A Chinese cargo ship capsized on the Yangtze river near the eastern city of Nanjing early today, but casualties were unknown, state media reported.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Final Toll From Sunken China Cruise Ship 442: Report
The death toll from a cruise ship which sank on China's Yangtze river was confirmed as 442 today, state media reported, as the final bodies were found from Communist China's worst shipping disaster.
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China Gathers "Multitude" of Evidence in Ship Sinking Probe
Chinese investigators looking into last week's deadly capsizing of a packed cruise ship have collected a "multitude of first-hand evidence" and have interviewed many people including the captain, state media said on today.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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China Boat Death Toll Exceeds 400, Victims Mourned
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River reached 406 on Sunday, leaving fewer than 40 still missing, as officials and rescuers bowed in mourning towards the battered boat.
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Which Valley Is Known As The Largest Valley In Asia?
The Yangtze River Valley is Asia's largest river valley, spanning over 6300 km and supporting 400 million people in China.
-
Social Media Post Turns Puppy-Shaped Mountain Into Must-See Tourist Spot In China
A mountain shaped like a puppy's head in Yichang, China, went viral on social media, attracting tourists and social media attention.
-
Subways Become Refuge For China Residents Amid Record Heat Wave
Desperate to escape the heat, hundreds of middle-aged and older residents have headed to the depths of the city's subway stations, whiling away the hours smoking, playing cards and napping.
-
Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
-
Viral: Mysterious 65-Foot 'Monster', Spotted In River, Turns Out To Be...
A mysterious black 'creature' was recently spotted in China's Yangtze River. Here is what it actually was.
-
China Approves Large New Upstream Dam Project On The Yangtze River
China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239-metre (784-foot) hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.
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China Braces For 'Severe' Flooding On Yangtze River
Severe floods are expected on China's Yangtze River this year due to a strong El Nino weather pattern, state media said, raising the risk of deaths and damage to property and crops along the country's longest waterway.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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Quick-Thinking Bus Driver Saves Woman From Jumping Off Bridge in China
Startling footage of a vigilant bus driver in China saving a woman from committing suicide is being shared across social media.
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China Cargo Ship Capsizes on Yangtze, Casualties Unknown
A Chinese cargo ship capsized on the Yangtze river near the eastern city of Nanjing early today, but casualties were unknown, state media reported.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Final Toll From Sunken China Cruise Ship 442: Report
The death toll from a cruise ship which sank on China's Yangtze river was confirmed as 442 today, state media reported, as the final bodies were found from Communist China's worst shipping disaster.
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China Gathers "Multitude" of Evidence in Ship Sinking Probe
Chinese investigators looking into last week's deadly capsizing of a packed cruise ship have collected a "multitude of first-hand evidence" and have interviewed many people including the captain, state media said on today.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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China Boat Death Toll Exceeds 400, Victims Mourned
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River reached 406 on Sunday, leaving fewer than 40 still missing, as officials and rescuers bowed in mourning towards the battered boat.
