Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to ...

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...

China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy

Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – ...
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Among palm trees and luxury malls, China launches an ambitious experiment

A large tropical island off China’s southern coast will gain independent customs status on Dec. 18 – a move Chinese leaders ...