Bleary-eyed New Zealanders celebrated a weekend of sporting triumphs around the world on Monday and for once there was not a rugby ball in sight.
China has reported a spike in COVID-19 infections in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of new Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4", prompting authorities to bar millions of people in the eastern province from travelling.
At the 2012 Magic Art Special Exhibition Of China, dinosaurs burst out of doors, fierce sea creatures swim out of the ocean waves and boxes tumble from precarious bicycles. Here's a look at spectacular 3D artwork, which is put up on display at the Hangzhou Peace International Exhibition and Conference Centre in China's Zhejiang province till August 6.
Over a million people have been evacuated and hundreds of flights were cancelled as typhoon Chan-Hom made landfall on Saturday in eastern China, bringing severe winds and heavy rainfall to Zhejiang and neighbouring provinces.
The goal is to make the nation's total installed capacity of nuclear power reach 40 million kilowatts by 2020.
The Hangzhou Asian Games, which could not be hosted this year because of COVID-19, will be held from September 23 to October 8 2023.
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Nine persons were killed and three others missing as Super Typhoon Soudelor left behind a trail of destruction in eastern China, uprooting trees, hitting power supply and causing the heaviest rains in a century, state media reported on Sunday.
Millions of people in China were displaced when typhoon Haikui, the worst storm to hit the country's coast since 2005, wrecked havoc in the eastern parts with heavy flooding.
Police said the exact death toll could not be ascertained, as the victims were blown to pieces.
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Ten people were killed and 27 injured in a dam burst in China due to heavy rains caused by typhoon Haikui which affected lakhs of people and toppled over 7,000 houses.
China's Zero-COVID-19 case policy is increasingly coming under stress as the country is reporting a spike in the number of coronavirus infections from different provinces ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games with over 2,500 people undergoing treatment.
The legacy of China's Great Wall, built in the 5th century to prevent intrusions from nomads, has become an inspiration for the country's new rich, who now are building similar structures around their wealthy enclaves to ensure safety and to prevent thefts.
Mo Jifeng had become bankrupt and hoped to recover by robbing Ling Ling.
As COVID-19 cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.
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Typhoon Wipha, packing winds of 45 mt per second landed in Cangnan County, Wenzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province early on Wednesday, drenching the booming eastern coastal region with heavy rains.
It is believed that Huang suffered from prostrate cancer.
Some proposals by the archives division in east China's Zhejiang province are expected to set standards for the clothing, language and overall behaviour of female civil servants during working hours.
The beach had sparked a lot of debate, with supporters saying nude swimming helped humans stay in touch with nature, and opponents arguing the move would erode community morals.
With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games.
'The real issue between India and China is that the Chinese have transgressed along the Line of Actual Control at multiple points.'
The export volume of China's information technology products is expected to reach 200 billion this year, China's ministry of information industry said on Friday.
Fed up by his constantly out of action BMW, Lin attempted to drag it thousands of kilometres from Beijing to Hangzhou.
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In a rare honour, chairman of Tata group of companies, Ratan Tata was on Wednesday made honorary economic advisor to the booming east Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Asian Games are scheduled to take place from Sept. 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province
China has issued a red alert as it braced for Typhoon Fitow, with tens of thousands evacuated as the storm is set to slam the country's eastern coast soon.
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Olympic Council of Asia has postponed the 19th edition of the multi-sports Games
The capital of China's Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, was the sole bidder to stage the 19th edition of Asia's biggest multi-sports event.
However, a total of 34 new COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland.
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The Tata Group is one of the very few Indian MNCs which has carved out a niche in China's highly competitive market, notes Rup Narayan Das.
China brings the world to its doorstep with scale replicas of famous tourist destinations from across the world.
The Mascots -- Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen --, which reflect the internet prowess of Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province, were unveiled at a digital ceremony in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the whole world to a stand still.
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