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Photos of a rocket launch in Kazakhstan, an elderly man braving the floods caused by the overflowing Yangtze River, competitors participating in the 'Tough Mudder' event in Vermont and......

China's dams on Brahmaputra can be dangerous business

India should take up the issue of China building three dams on the Brahmaputra river in the strongest way with Beijing. But the solution is definitively not building more dams in Arunachal Pradesh,......

Rising temperature, shrinking Siachen

The Siachen Glacier has reduced by 5.9 km in longitudinal extent between 1989 and 2009 because of rising temperatures, researchers say. Human presence at Siachen may also be affecting the......

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......

Nadir Patel: Connecting Canada and China

Nadir Patel is among The Globe and Mail's list of 45 Canadians changing the world. 'Largely unknown and--until now--unheralded,' Patel, Canada's Consul General in Shanghai, is amongst this......

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......

The world's 25 biggest power plants

The United States, China and Japan are the world's largest producers of electricity. India has the fifth largest electricity-generation capacity in the world. It has an installed capacity of over......

Ahmedabad, Kolkata among new global hotspots

You may never have heard of Chengdu, a city of 4.1 million people in central China. But you will soon. The Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to entice U.S. companies to start......

Water: Hottest commodity to invest in

When it comes to absolutely critical commodities, there's no question that this one is at the top of the list. By a long way. You need it. I need it. Every single person in the world needs it. It's......

The new global hot spots for business

You may never have heard of Chengdu, a city of 4.1 million people in central China. But you will soon. The Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to entice U.S. companies to start......

Lee to face nemesis Lin for men's badminton gold

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei set up a chance for redemption and a re-match with Beijing Games nemesis Lin Dan at the London Olympicsbadminton tournament on Friday. Top seed Lee entered the tournament......

Olympics torch relay to resume after mourning

The Beijing Olympic torch relay will resume on Thursday in the coastal city of Ningbo after three days of national mourning for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, Xinhua news agency said.......

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Q. "World Tourism Day ! Where one can find YELLOW RIVER ??
Iqbal Seth: A. more

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Q. Three Gorges Dam (China)Capacity: 18,460 MW.The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydropower project.Built on the Yangtze River in China, its construction began in 1994 . It is expected to produce as much as 22.5 gigawatts (GW) of power now.While in India NTPC produces 38674 MW(38.67GW) of power all over india through its several power plants. Y is indian govt not interested in making such massive hydel power plant project?
Ambuj Kumar: A. The Yellow River or Huang He, is the second-longest river in China after the Yangtze and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi) more

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Q. Longest river of Asian Continent is A) Lena B) Indus C) Howang Ho D) Yangtze
Prince Deva: A. Politics, corruption. agar koi problem nahi rahega to vote kiske naam pe maangenge. more

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Web results for Yangtze River

The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King

Employees work on a solar panel production line at Suntech Power Holdings headquarters in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, April 3, 2013. Credit:... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/suntech-shi-idINDEE94I00R20130519?type=economicNews

Release of 2012 (the 9th) China Software Export and Service Outsourcing Ranking List

/PRNewswire/ -- On May 18th 2013, The 2013 China (Ninghai) Software Export and Service Outsourcing Conference & is held in Ninghai. This conference... ...

http://www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=271516

China gives environmental approval to construct hydro dam

The dam, with a height of 314 metres (1,030 feet), will serve the Shuangjiangkou hydropower project on the Dadu River in southwestern Sichuan... ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/china-gives-environmental-approval-to-construct-hydro-dam_873453.html

Chinese may have practised agriculture before advent of rice cultivation 5,000 yrs ago

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Archaeologists in southern subtropical China have uncovered evidence for the first time that people living in Xincun... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/18/114-Chinese-may-have-practised-agriculture-before-advent-of-rice-cultivation-5-000-yrs-ago.html

A Touch Of Sin, the boldest work to emerge from China i

A still from the movie Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. A migrant worker returning home looks to armed... ...

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