China manned space mission nears: Chinese officials say they are on schedule to launch their first manned spacecraft in October, becoming only the third nation to send a human into orbit.
Yangtze River dam floods 1,200 sites: Nearly 1200 sites of historical and archaeological importance along the Yangtze River are now underwater as the first stage of China's massively ambitious Three Gorges Dam hydro-electric project reached completion on schedule. On 1 June the waters began rising in the huge 375 miles long reservoir created by the 185 metre high and two kilometre wide dam.
Typhoon Slams Into South China Coast: Winds of up to 115 mph pounded the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as the storm made landfall at noon near the city of Yangjiang, about 190 miles southwest of Hong Kong. It was moving northwest at about 17 mph.
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