Geography of China
China's smoggiest city closes schools amid public anger
China's smoggiest city closed schools Dec. 21 as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.
Since Dec. 16, a choking miasma has covered a large swathe of northeastern China, leaving more than 460 million gasping for breath.
Hesteel "to invest 120mn dollars in Smederevo plant in 2017"
China's Hesteel Group will invest 120 mln dollars in the Smederevo steel mill in 2017, the group's President Yu Yong has said
Yu said this after meeting with Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic on Wednesday.
At least 40 killed in east China scaffolding collapse
At least 40 people were killed and many others are believed to be trapped in a scaffolding collapse yesterday morning at a power plant construction site in eastern China, state media reported.
Cultural ties with Shanghai to be featured on November 13
BELGRADE - A program dedicated to cultural cooperation between Shanghai and Belgrade will be held at the Studentski Grad Cultural Center in Belgrade on November 13, the organizers announced Monday.
Guests of the program will be a delegation of the city of Shanghai, led by Deputy Mayor Yin Chen, and the Ambassador of China in Belgrade Li Manchang.
World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies
Giant panda Jia Jia is seen eating her birthday cake made from ice and vegetables as she celebrates her 37-year-old birthday last year in Hong Kong.
The world's oldest ever giant panda in captivity died on Oct. 16 aged 38 at a Hong Kong theme park, officials said.
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Chinese Dam Project Worries India
Within days of India announcing plans to assert its right within the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, China has blocked a tributary of the Brahmaputra River as part of a major hydro-electric project.
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2016: The year China kicked G-20 in the butt
The day after the G-20 Hangzhou Summit in China, I read an article in the Jakarta Post. "The G-20 needs a kick in the butt" was its title. The author, the veteran Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, was asking G-20 countries to leave their 19th century-esque national trenches, finally arrive in the 21st century and start thinking globally.
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1 million tickets sold for EXPO Antalya
More than 1 million season tickets and one day entry cards have been sold for EXPO 2016 Antalya, just days before one of the leading global horticultural exhibitions opens its doors to tourists from Turkey and abroad.
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Government adopts draft on HBIS steel deal
The Serbian government has adopted a draft framework agreement on investment between China's He Steel Group Co Ltd and the Republic of Serbia.
A commission tasked with implementing the procedure of the sale of the Zeleara Smederevo steel mill assets opened on April 5 a bid submitted by the only participant in the procedure, China's He Steel (formerly known in English as HBIS).
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Industrial activities threaten half of world’s natural World Heritage sites
Industrial activities such as mining, dredging or drilling for oil threaten almost half of the world’s natural World Heritage sites, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday.