Preliminary data about the aircraft collision over Washington DC show readings about the altitudes of the passenger plane and army helicopter, investigators say. There were no survivors from the collision, which happened when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 passengers hit an army Black Hawk helicopter that apparently flew into the jet’s path. Data from…
China has approved the construction of a colossal hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river that could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Total investment in the dam could exceed 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion), which would dwarf any other single infrastructure project on the…
Two elderly citizens in eastern China sparked a heated discussion about the traditional practice of “releasing life into nature” after they were filmed pouring bags of rice into a river, claiming they were doing “something good”. The ritual of fang sheng has been observed in China for thousands of years. Rooted in Buddhist teachings of…
Once a drab musty-smelling nullah, the Tsui Ping River that has helped prevent flooding in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong for decades has taken on a new life with the construction of a smart water gate and seven new pedestrian walkways, as well as the addition of mangroves and bird perches. The revitalised watercourse, which stretches…