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China floods: Death toll reaches 175

Five more people were killed in villages in southwest China after surging waters swept them away even as the official death toll in rain-triggered floods in the region since early this month......

111 people killed in floods in China

Torrential rains continued to wreck havoc in China with landslides and floods in northwestern province of Shaanxi killing 111 people and disrupting the train traffic between Tibet and the......

Chinese intellectuals suggest ways to tackle Tibet

Leading Chinese intellectuals and writers have released a petition that suggests twelve ways to deal with the Tibet crisis. The petition, which indicates a major shift in the intellectual scene of......

Snowstorms paralyse China

Over 4.5 lakh Chinese troops and paramilitary personnel have spread out to regions battered by snowstorms, which showed no signs of let up on Wednesday as the nation faced its harshest winter in......

Sonia meets Shanghai's new Communist Party chief

Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi has become the first foreign leader to meet with the new Communist Party secretary of Shanghai, China's gleaming commercial hub.Sonia called on Yu Zhengsheng,......

China's Hubei eyes textile trade

Information technology (IT) and textiles could emerge as the possible areas of cooperation between West Bengal and the Hubei province in China. "We have already talked to Manabendra Mukherjee, the......

Aditya Birla forms 70:30 JV with China firm

The Aditya Birla group today announced formation of a joint venture with Hubei Jing Wei Chemical Fibre Company of China.The group will pick up 70 per cent stake in the joint venture, while the......

China opens subway crossing Asia's longest river

After launching the world's longest high-speed rail line, China on Friday opened its subway line across the mighty Yangtze River to connect the two sides of Wuhan, the most populous city in Central......

Award winning architectural wonders

The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design recognises buildings for new architecture, landscape architecture, interiors and urban planning.Take a look at the amazing buildings that won......

China sends officials to villages to eradicate poverty

Stepping up its campaign to eradicate rural poverty, China has launched a new scheme under which its provincial officials have to live in villages and develop those areas, where most of its over......

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Q. On which river is the Three Gorges Dam getting constructed?
: A. The Three Gorges region is located along the Yangtze River between the cities of Fengjie and Yichang in Chongqing municipality and Hubei...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/on-which-river-is-the-three-gorges-dam-getting-constructed//answers/17258311

Q. How many towers are leaning in the world like Pisa?
Shankar: A. EuropeGermany * The Metzgerturm in Ulm, Germany * The Reichenturm in Bautzen, Germany * The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen, Germany (according...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-towers-are-leaning-in-the-world-like-pisa/17258302/answers/15239261

Q. Which is the largest dam in world?
Prem Malhotra: A. The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China.Length 2,335 metres (7,661 ft)...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-largest-dam-in-world/15238979/answers/9741198

Q. In which country would you find the world's first 'road tunnel, under a river' open for traffic (length 3630 metres)?
Prasad Ugaragol: A. The first road tunnel under China's longest river Yangtze Kiang opened in Hubei province yesterday cutting travel times for Wuhan motorists by more...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-country-would-you-find-the-worlds-first-road-tunnel/9710016/answers/12539406

Q. Approximately 3.6 K M long under river road tunnel (first of its kind) was thrown open on Sunday (Dec 28, 2008). Can you where it is?
Srijith KP: A. Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.This tunnel runs under the Yangtze river more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/approximately-3.6-k-m-long-under-river-road-tunnel-first-of-/12539325/answers/12545709

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Hubei rep moves apex court

KATHMANDU: Hu Zheng Qiang, general manager of Hubei Sunlight Co Ltd, the controversial supplier of transformers to the Nepal Electricity Authority,... ...

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Confucius Institute at Ulster launches classroom hubs across NI

The Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster (CIUU) has launched eight Confucius Classroom Hubs which will promote Chinese language and... ...

http://www.universitiesnews.com/2013/10/03/confucius-institute-at-ulster-launches-classroom-hubs-across-ni/

Unemployed Man Builds $31,000 Submarines in His Basement

In a world where Internet and Smartphone app startup companies are a dime-a-dozen, it's not every day that you see a startup that makes submarines.... ...

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/unemployed-man-builds-31000-submarines-in-his-basement.html

China Egg and Poultry Industry 2013 Analysis & 2017 Forecasts in New Research Report at ChinaMarketResearchReports.com

ChinaMarketResearchReports.com adds Latest Report on China's Egg and Poultry Industry Research, 2013-2017 to its store. Dallas, TX (PRWEB)... ...

http://www.bizwireexpress.com/showstoryPRWeb.php?storyid=44739

China's corruption drive extends to provinces

China's anti-corruption watchdog said it had uncovered abuses at several provincial governments and state-owned enterprises, in the latest sign of... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/1894709/report-china-s-corruption-drive-extends-to-provinces

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