As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street ...

Russia said on Friday the West was applying blatant pressure on China over Taiwan and its "provocative" actions undermined ...

Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday a pledge worth 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the European Union ...

SHANGHAI -- China's financial hub, Shanghai, had evacuated 112,000 people as of Friday morning due to Typhoon Pulasan, which ...

A Chinese historian warns that the opening of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, could be a very dangerous ...

Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the U.S. Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ways in which climate change is altering the weather.

The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they ...

BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday issued a Level-IV emergency response to flooding, the lowest ...

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Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and ...

Shanghai was hit on Monday by the most powerful typhoon since at least 1949. Typhoon Bebinca flooded roads, uprooted trees, and left some residents without power. Shanghai, home to 25 million people, ...

U.S.-Chinese pastor David Lin was released from Beijing on Sunday after 18 years in prison for reasons the American ...