A Han dynasty work of art that was sold recently in New York for us $2.5 million may have been stolen from the area to be flooded by the Three Gorges Dam. Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, an archaeologist

Scientists in China have planned to clone the giant panda as a means of saving the extremely endangered species, according to a participating researcher. In this regard, the prestigious Chinese

A growing number of albino (white-skinned) animals in Shennogjia nature reserve in central part of the nation has got the country's biologists puzzled about the cause. People have reported seeing

The Yamdrok Tso pumped-storage hydroelectric plant has become fully operational from late 1997, reports the World Rivers Review . Situated 120 km from the country's capital Lhasa, on the banks

The Chinese government has launched a "Ride the Wind' project to achieve 1,000 megawatts (MW) of installed power capacity by the end of the year 2000. The state planning commission has appointed

A diet comprising a bowl of rice and vegetables may seem rather stern compared to the relatively rich daily fare of today, but it was heart-friendly, claim doctors. With the rising living standards,

an earthquake which recently rocked the Hebei province in northern China has left nearly 11,440 people injured and 44,000 homeless. Economic losses from the quake have been estimated at

The World Bank's report on the environment in East Asia says that disease and death will increase steeply among China's city dwellers unless the country tackles its growing air pollution. The

China continues with the world s most environmentally unsound dam project

Family planning restrictions in some urban areas of China have been eased allowing many of the parents of the one-child policy to have two children. The two-child rule, envisioned years ago, but

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