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Smuggling precious animals to China using electric rice cookers

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A Chinese man has been deported and many others face charges of wildlife trafficking after a batch of Australian hybrids packed in an electric rice pot was spotted by Australia Post Office staff in Australia.

Dam in China opens all floodgates, water huge inundates tens of thousands of hectares of land

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Video of a dam in China releasing floodwaters at all 14 sluice gates, submerging more than 20,000 hectares of agricultural land in Anhui Province, east of the country.

Cargo plane catches fire at China airport

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A cargo plane caught fire at Shanghai East International Airport, China, at 3:56 p.m. on July 22, according to the Shanghai Fire Department.

China: Brutally beating kindergarten children for refusing to take a nap

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Two preschool teachers in China are being investigated by police after allegations of brutally beating children for refusing to take a nap.

Finding the culprit for the worst flooding in China in decades

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China's worst flooding in decades was partly due to global warming and illegal land improvement.

China flood: 14 dead in 1 day, Three Gorges Dam exceeds 15m peak

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Floods in China killed at least 14 people in just one day on July 18. The reservoir of the Three Gorges Dam exceeded the warning level by 15m.

Three Gorges Dam struggles to cope with new floods, China has not announced flood discharge

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China warned of " stronger flooding" as the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is struggling to welcome new record floodwaters this year, with 34 generators of the Three Gorges Dam operating at full capacity.

Russian - Chinese billionaire races to snatch gold company

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A gold mining company is currently a target for a buy-in between the Russian billionaire and China's second largest company.

Rare sea lion appears in China

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Until the morning of July 15, the rare Steller sea lion, nicknamed Xiao Wei, appeared in the coastal city of Dan Dong, Liuzhou Province, China for 3 days.

New flood is about to hit: Yang Zi River faces disaster risk

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A new flood is possible in the next 3 days in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (or the Yangtze River) and one of the largest river dependencies in China, the Ministry of Water Resources warned on July 15.

China: 300,000 people on the Yangtze River are in trouble

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300,000 people on the Yangtze River fell into misery after China banned fishing for 10 years.

China's worst flood in 30 years: Preparing for another week of heavy rain

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China's worst flooding in more than 30 years shows no signs of ending as regions across the country prepare for another week of heavy rain.

New news from the meteorological agency as China struggles amid historic floods

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The latest flood update from the China Meteorological Administration said that natural disasters in the Yangtze River (or Truong Giang) this year are weaker than in 1998.

China's flood: The miserable scene of white people protecting the dykes at night

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China's historic floods caused many sections of river dykes to break, causing severe flooding. People stayed up all night to protect the dike.

China: When will the rain and flood pressure be relieved?

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China's weather forecaster gives a panoramic view of the 2020 floods.