The first gas from China's west-east pipeline project was delivered to Shanghai yesterday morning. The delivery was part of a trial of the RMB 200 billion pipeline project.
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China Species Under Threat
About 15 to 20 percent of animal and plant species in China are in danger of extinction, higher than the world level of 10 to 15 percent, state media reported. According to statistics from the State Forestry Administration, over 300 species of land animals and some 410 species of wild plants are at risk. By […]
Market research in China has become a Yn1.7bn-a-year business, but consolidation over the coming years now looks inevitable in this highly fragmented industry.
The Hongshui River in Guangxi province is to be blocked in early November as part of the construction of the 4,200MW Longtan hydropower plant. Some 6,000 residents in the dam area are to be relocated, reported Xinhua. "The blocking will be a milestone, marking the turning point from the basic digging period to dam-building period," […]
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Three Gorges powers ahead
Two additional generators will be installed this year at the Three Gorges Dam to alleviate power shortages in the Yangtze River Delta. The Yangtze Three Gorges Project Development Corp will now install a total of six generators in 2003. "Because of this new situation, we shall install as many generators as we can this year," […]