Cities Face Water Crisis: Over half of China's 668 cities are facing severe shortages of adequate underground water.
China's new rich go for golf: Most non-golfers are puzzled at the appeal of a sport often played in tartan trousers and pastel-coloured sweaters. But makers of those garments have every reason to smile. Golf is taking off in China, the world's most populous country, where its appeal rests on its image as a sport for corporate achievers.
China's high-stakes war on terror: In China's remote north-western province of Xinjiang, Muslim faithful stream into the Id Kah mosque in Kashgar, 3,500 kilometres from Beijing. But to answer the call to prayer in Xinjiang, home to 11 million Muslims, is to enter the latest battleground in China's war against terrorism.
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