NE China Water Diversion Tunnel to Set New World Record
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NE China water diversion tunnel to set new world record    SHENYANG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A water diversion tunnel under construction in northeast China is set to become the world's longest manmade tunnel, and is currently less than four kilometers short of the record.
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50 mln fries to be poured into China's biggest freshwater lake    NANCHANG, June 10 (Xinhua) -- East China's Jiangxi Province is pouring 50 million fries into Poyang Lake, the country's biggest freshwater lake, stage by stage in a bid to increase the fish stocks.
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By MARK STEVENSON  MEXICO CITY - There is a "high possibility" a huge underground drainage tunnel could soon fail, flooding parts of this mountain-ringed metropolis 15 feet deep in sewage, the national water agency said Tuesday.
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China aims to save 69 bln cubic meters of water by 2010    BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China aims to reduce water usage by 69 billion cubic meters by 2010, according to the country's water conservation plan for the 2006-2010 period.
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At least 161 people have died in China as the country battles the worst flooding in a century. Villages downstream on the Yangtze River are braced for further deluges and water levels are expected to peak
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The Chinese Railway Ministry&#39;s project with an estimated contract value of 100 billion yen aims to double the speed of trains on five major existing railway lines, stretching over
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China plans to build a highway on the side of Mount Everest to ease the Olympic torch's journey to the peak before the 2008 Beijing Games, state media reports.
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Eurostar is expected to set a new Paris-London rail record Tuesday, with the opening of a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal time.
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Three people have been detained for digging up part of the Great Wall just days before draconian new penalties are introduced to protect China's most famous tourist attraction, Xinhua news agency said.
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By Miao Qing  NINGBO: The country's largest seawater desalination plant is to be built in the coastal county of Xiangshan, in East China's Zhejiang Province.
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China has put the Three Gorges Dam, the  world's largest hydro-electric project, on flood alert, Xinhua  news agency said on Tuesday after rain and mudslides killed 76  in areas to the west.
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XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one more...
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A route to the world's highest mountain is to be built in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Anglo-American mining giant BHP Billiton says Chinese demand has pushed annual production to record levels.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. MONTREAL, Canada -- Airplane builder Bombardier dispatched Sunday a team of investigators to China following
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BEATRICE, Neb. - A 30-hour, 12-minute basketball game played at a Nebraska high school in August is officially the world's longest.  The organizers were informed Thursday the basketball marathon will be recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps.