Hainan
(1996 est. pop. 7.1 million). Hainan, an island province in the South China Sea off the coast of China's Guangdong Province, covers an area of 34,000 square kilometers. Before 1988, when...
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Hanoi (dpa) - Vietnam is evacuating up to 500,000 people from
central coastal areas ahead of Tropical Storm Lekima, which is
forecast to make landfall Wednesday night with w...
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Beijing (dpa) - An annual Asian economic forum opened in China on
Saturday with a focus on ways to integrate the diverse economies of
the region.
Wu Bangguo, ...
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Ho Chi Minh City (dpa) - Coastal provinces in central Vietnam put
plans for mass evacuations on hold as Typhoon Cimaron weakened and
turned north toward China, officials sai...
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China is planning to build a new satellite launch site _ the country's fourth _ to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday.The facility will be located in Wenchang on the so...
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Beijing (dpa) - China plans to develop a new range of heavy-duty
carrier rockets for its busy space programme and commercial satellite
launching, state media said on Wednesd...
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Hanoi (dpa) - Vietnam evacuated at least 80,000 from central
coastal areas ahead of Tropical Storm Lekima, which is forecast to
make landfall Wednesday night with wind speed...
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Hainan
1ST LEAD: Vietnam evacuates 500,000 as tropical storm bears down
