China's longest canal is the Grand Canal, stretching more than 1,700 kilometers from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south. It is the world's longest man-made waterway and was built over the course of centuries beginning in the...

Grand Canal can refer to multiple waterways: Grand Canal (China) in eastern China Grand Canal (Venice) in Venice, Italy Grand Canal (Ireland) in central Ireland Grand Canal d'Alsace in eastern France Grand Canal of Château de Versailles at the Palace...

Travelers at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports will soon see new accessible kiosks at the airports.The wheelchair-accessible kiosks include a public access videophone, which lets travelers who are deaf or have difficulty speaking or hearing place a videophone call.The kiosks also have a multilingual...

A hard-charging businessman known as "The Bulldozer" became the presidential candidate of the conservative opposition Monday, cementing his position as front-runner to replace President Roh Moo-hyun.National opinion polls already show former Hyundai CEO and Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak beating liberals aligned with Roh, whose popularity...

High season is here for travel to Italy, with most tourists visiting the country between April and October. A new guide from Fodor's, "Essential Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice & the Top Spots in Between" ($18.95) can help you plan the perfect itinerary for sightseeing the...

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will negotiate a contract extension with the Las Vegas Convention Center's telecommunication services provider, unveil a series of advertisements and stage Big League Weekend for the 25th time in late March.In a unanimous vote Dec. 11, the authority's...