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In 2002, a blind man and an armless man teamed up in a Chinese village, one serving as the other's eyes and hands; over the next 15 years, they planted more than 10,000 trees by hand along a barren riverbankTwo lifelong friends, Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, rebuilt a dead riverbank into a forest. They planted over ten thousand trees by hand, overc...- Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...
- ADB approves $410 million for Pakistan copper-gold mineThe Asia Development Bank approved a $410 million package for developing Pakistan's Reko Diq copper and gold mine on Friday, as the country...
- Japan's Uniqlo sues China rival Shein over viral bag copiesJapanese fashion giant Uniqlo said Tuesday that it is suing Chinese rival Shein over copycats of a massively popular crossbody pouch dubbed...
- Anti-Chinese sentiments in Myanmar show no signs of dilutionThe deadly attack on oil and gas pipelines in Maynmar’s Mandalay Region’s Natogyitownship by the local resistance group, Natogyi Guerrilla ...
- National security concerns: Environment ministry moves to take over state role in assessing small defence projects tooThe defence and roads ministries and the Border Roads Organisation have repeatedly sought expedited clearances for strategic projects.
- ‘Secrets’ go down with cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl near Sri LankaThe incident has not only caused environmental hazards but also raised security concerns, said people aware of the matter. It has raised su...
- China's BRI projects face pushback in Africa from environmentalists and civil society groupsUganda and Tanzania last week gave the go-ahead for the construction of an oil pipeline between the two countries, even as environmentalist...
- Five dead in protest at Chinese-financed plant in BangladeshPolice started shooting after workers became violent, said Saiduzzman Chowdhury, government administrator in the southern coastal town of B...
- Chinese "evacuation" from PoK confirms Beijing's presence in occupied territoryThe Chinese nationals who were moved to a ‘safe zone’ by Pakistani officials were working on a dam being constructed in PoK along the confl...
- China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poachingPublic awareness campaigns featuring celebrities have helped boost awareness of the bloody cost of ivory. Wildlife groups estimate 30,000 e...
- Myanmar probes controversial China-backed damThe fate of the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam in northern Kachin state has hung in the balance since it was abruptly halted by Myanmar in 2011 ...
- $10 billion Pakistan nuclear power plant to be built by ChinaNawaz Sharif also congratulated the Pak Atomic Energy Commission on the timely start of the project after its foundation was laid in Novemb...
- Nobel Prize 2014: Awarding Kailash Satyarthi & Malala Yousafzai is recognition for all social activistsThis year’s Nobel Peace Prize could be a further indication that innovative approaches to business and human rights might win support of th...
- Asian lender under scrutiny after capital boostShareholders joined independent activists on Tuesday in demanding greater openness and transparency from the Asian Development Bank as it e...
- Myanmar's wild elephants help cut down their forest habitatElephants in Myanmar have long been invaluable labourers in the country's timber industry, nimbly finding their way through forests and dra...
- UK, China agree to boost two-way trade to $60 bn by 2010Three days after a landmark first visit to China by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his British counterpart Gordon Brown arrived in Beijing ...
- Olympic sponsors land in Chinese soupBrands eager to tap the massive audience for Beijing Games face tough ethical questions.
- Security tight as APEC meeting beginsPolice tightened security on Sunday as senior officials from Pacific Rim nations began meetings to prepare for a summit of regional leaders...
- Mount Everest highway plans on holdEnvironmental experts must conduct a study and give their approval before workers can build a planned paved road up to the Mount Everest ba...
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