Challenging China bashing

After the sportsmanship of the Beijing Olympics, China bashing remains a degrading sport in the West. Why does the West find China’s rapid development so unsettling? WORLDbytes insightful report from the Battle...

China quake: burst dams, damaged nuclear power plants, rising death toll

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake that hit south-western China, troops have been rushed to aid rescue efforts in the affected regions.Although the Three Gorges Dam and the South-to-North water diversion...

"Up the Yangtze" Premieres in New York

Up the Yangtze, a new documentary about the impact of the Three Gorges Dam project in China by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang, opens in New York City at the IFC Center tomorrow. The film has won numerous awards...

Record amounts of waste dumped in China's Yangtze River

Yikes. I wonder if the unique species mentioned at the end of the article are unique because of all the pollution..."BEIJING (AFP) - A record 30.5 billion tonnes of industrial, farming and human waste were dumped last year into China's Yangtze River, the country's longest,...

Older Than Mankind... And Gone Forever

"For 20 million years, the baiji -- a freshwater dolphin -- lived in China's Yangzte river, making it one of Earth's oldest living species. To give you an idea of what that time frame means, the earliest modern...

China marks completion of Three Gorges Dam

"Reuters - China completed construction on Saturday of the giant Three Gorges Dam wall, a milestone in the world's largest hydroelectricity project which is also designed to tame the flood-prone Yangtze river."

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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