Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
Empty seats show glitches in China-Taiwan flights
TAIPEI - Planes are flying with many empty seats a month after daily direct flights began between political rivals Taiwan and China, and travel officials are urging that some of the restrictions in the landmark deal be loosened.
Nations:Taiwan China People:Ma Ying-jeou
2009-01-15
U.S., China urged on energy efficiency
Los Angeles and Pittsburgh provide examples of what to do -- and not to do -- about China's severe air pollution in the face of surging energy use from rapid economic growth, U.S. and Chinese scientists say.
Nations:China U.S.
2007-09-07
China's aging in the care of strangers
Beijing - Elderly men play mahjong at a nursing home in Beijing December 11, 2006. China will face a crisis in caring for its elderly unless it can shore up its inadequate and mismanaged social security funds before an explosion in its rapidly ageing population, the government said on Tuesday. Elderly men play mahjong at a nursing home in Beijing December 11, 2006. [Reuters]
Nations:China Activities:China Cultural Revolution
2006-12-24
China kicks off week-long national day celebrations
China has begun its week-long national day holiday, with rail stations and airports packed and roads gridlocked around Tiananmen Square and at other major tourist sites throughout the nation.
Nations:China Hong Kong
2006-10-01
An aircraft carrier for China?
BEIJING - As China builds a military to match its growing economic power, its neighbors and potential rivals including the United States have puzzled over a key question: When will the Chinese Navy launch an aircraft carrier?
Nations:Ukraine China Russia Japan Singapore
2006-01-30
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