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Around 80 million also speak Wu around Shanghai, southern Jiangsu ... a list of some of the most spoken languages in China according to the map: Mandarin (Putonghua) Mongolian Tibetan Uygur ...

The Tan Suo Yi Hao can map the ocean floor ... which is currently sailing off Australia's southern coast. Picture: China's Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering The vessel has sent ...

Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) once again deployed again to the Philippine Sea, marking the second time this ...

The Luzon Strait between southern Taiwan and the northern Philippines links the South China Sea to the Philippine Sea, a ...

The southern portion of Greenland is rich in a number of minerals, including widely used metals and several deposits of rare earths (in red on the above map ... of breaking China's grip on ...

The Luzon Strait between southern Taiwan and the northern Philippines links the South China Sea to the Philippine Sea, a gateway for China's navy—the world's largest by hull count—beyond the ...

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

Emirates has the most Airbus A380 jets, but you can also enjoy the double-decker experience on British Airways, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and more.

which maps the distribution of galaxies and reveals the motions of millions of stars. In some cases, the severing of trade with China would be catastrophic and could take companies months or years ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.