Wangwu-Daimei Strives for Geopark Title
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By Duan Xizhong  Straddling western Jiyuan City and northern Xin'an County of Luoyang, Mount Wangwu-Daimei National Geopark is composed of three scenic areas covering an area of 986 square kilometres Tiantanshan, Fengmenkou and Three Gorges of the Yellow River.
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The daughter of South Korea's assassinated president Park Chung-hee on Monday launched a bid to be the country's first woman leader in a race dominated by her main challenger for the opposition conservative's nomination.
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TOKYO -- Japan's likely next premier, outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe, pressed for summits with China and South Korea yesterday after being tapped to head the country's ruling party in a vote heralding a swing to the right.
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 7--RIDGEFIELD -- Two public meetings are scheduled in September to collect comments on a plan for the future of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.   The U.S.
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Fangshan Geopark is rich not just in the geological sense, but also in its rare species of fauna and flora.  The park is located in the temperate zone, where vegetation has strong temperate features. The plants are diverse, ancient and continuous.
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Chinese government appoints minister as superintendent general of land    BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council announced here Tuesday that it has designated Sun Wensheng, Minister of Land and Resources, as State Superintendent General of Land.
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A member of the Chinese Olympic Committee came to Athens last May. He visited our Olympic sites, which were still under construction, and met members of the Greek Olympic Committee.
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BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- In a country eagerly preparing to host next summer's Olympic Games, little Zhang Huimin seemed destined to become an early champion for the Chinese public.
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Denmark is vying with Russia in a race to map the Arctic seabed and stake a claim to its resources.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Official Urges Legislature To Hold Governments Accountable for Pollution" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.
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A plan to slice Shimokitazawa in half with an 81-foot-wide road has set off a rare battle for preservation in one of AsiaÂs trendiest metropolises.
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Denmark aims to claim the North Pole and hunt for oil in high Arctic regions that may become more accessible because of global warming, the Science Ministry said Monday.
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ZHONGDONG, China  - For Wang Fengguan, a man's cave is his castle.
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The Jingpo Lake Geopark is famous among geologists for volcanic features such as its volcanic craters and barrier lakes.
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Rock scientists from across the world  will start next week to put together the first geological map  of earth in a bid to better understand the planet.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda looks likely to cruise to victory in a ruling party leadership race on Sunday to become the next prime minister. Then comes the hard part.
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She was cited for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa. Professor Wangari is the seventh African to win the prize, worth $1.