2011年1月29日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China's first private helicopter flights (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:20 AM PST

Chinese police prepare to board a helicopter in Beijing in June last year to conduct an aerial survey targeting growers of opium poppies. China began authorising private helicopter flights Saturday with a pilot project on the southern island of Hainan, as it begins to open up its tightly-controlled airspace.(AFP/Str)AFP - China began authorising private helicopter flights Saturday with a pilot project on the southern island of Hainan, as it begins to open up its tightly-controlled airspace, state media reported.


China denies plan to create world's biggest city (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:46 PM PST

This file photo shows a night-time shot of ilumminated Guangzhou skyline. Authorities in southern China's Guangdong province have denied planning to unite nine towns to create the world's biggest city in the Pearl River delta, according to state media.(AFP/File)AFP - Authorities in southern China's Guangdong province have denied planning to unite nine towns to create the world's biggest city in the Pearl River delta, according to state media.


Beijing faces longest wait for snow in 60 years (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:35 PM PST

AP - China's capital is facing its longest wait for winter snowfall in 60 years as drought in the northern part of the country affects millions of people.
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