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Yangtze Tributary Runs Dry In China

Parts of China face a water shortage as low water levels have dried up the riverbed of the Jialing river in Chongqing. IMAGE: A tree trunk lies on the dried up riverbed of the Jialing river, a......

SUNKEN: A look inside China's capsized ship

China's capsized cruise ship Eastern Star will be moved to allow divers to search for the eight missing persons at the site in the Yangtze River. Only 14 of the 456 passengers on board ill-fated......

Death toll in China ship tragedy climbs to 434

Rescue workers search the capsized cruise ship, the Eastern Star, in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Reuters The death toll in the ship capsize in Yangtze......

Chinese rescuers lift capsized cruise ship; toll crosses 100

Hopes of finding more survivors from the capsized cruise ship in China's Yangtze river were dashed as its submerged hull was on Friday lifted, with the death toll crossing 100 and fate of over 250......

China mourns victims of cruise ship as death toll rises to 431

China on Sunday held a mourning ceremony for the victims of its worst shipping disaster in 70 years after the death toll in the cruise ship that capsized in the mighty Yangtze River jumped to 431.......

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......

Coke pledges to conserve rivers; India missing

Coca-Cola pledged on Tuesday to conserve seven of the world's most critical river basins under a $20 million plan but skipped India, where it faces protests for allegedly depleting ground water.The......

Bengaluru among world's top technology-rich cities

Image: Bangalore ranked among top tech-rich cities. Photograph: Reuters India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru has been ranked among top 20 technology-rich cities in the world......

The inspiring story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur

Not many people remember the long, lonely miles Asia's richest man had to travel before he arrived where he is today, notes Barun Roy. Image: Li Ka-shing is Asia’s richest man.......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

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.......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

The rise and rise of China's women in tennis

Li Na of China celebrates. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images A typical ‘neighbourhood kid’ toting a badminton racquet in the Yangtze river port of Wuhan, eight-year-old Li Na......