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China Connection Emerges In Bangkok Skyscraper That Collapsed During Quake
A Chinese-backed construction firm is being investigated over the collapse of a 33-storey high-rise in Thailand's Bangkok during Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar.
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Shocking Video Shows Child Playing On Window Ledge Of High-Rise Building In China
The video captured by a neighbour in Zhengzhou, Henan, shows a child playing hide and seek and shouting to them to go back inside.
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Mass Evacuation In China's Tianjin As Cracks Threaten High-Rises
Thousands of people were evacuated from several high-rise apartment buildings in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin in recent days after land collapses created large cracks on nearby streets, according to state media and the local government.
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No "Wasteful Vanity" Projects, China Restricts Skyscrapers In Small Cities
China has restricted the construction of extremely tall skyscrapers in smaller cities as part of a crackdown on wasteful vanity projects by local governments.
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Man Builds Himself Metre-Deep Pool On High-Rise Roof, Wanted To Stay Fit
When most people decide to take the fitness route, they take up a diet or incorporate a fitness regime in their life by joining a gym or other physical activity. A man in China, however, took things a little too far and built himself a personal swimming pool on the terrace of the building he stayed in. Only, the idea of the nifty DIY pool landed hi...
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Drunk Man Found Sleeping On Building Ledge - 29 Floors Off The Ground
A panicked phone call about a man believed to be suicidal led police in China to discover a drunk man taking a nap on the narrow ledge of a building roof - a staggering 29 floors off the ground. Photos of the man lying down precariously on the edge of the building were shared online by Chinese-language website. Though the man was eventually carried...
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It Took Just 10 Seconds To Demolish This 15-Floor Building. Watch
There was a loud bang and within seconds, plumes of smoke covered the rubble - all that was left of a 15-floor building that was demolished in China recently. Mobile phone footage posted on Twitter by People's Daily, China shows just how quickly the building was reduced to a pile of dust and debris. It took just 10 seconds (yes, we counted) for the...
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Man Climbs Onto Telephone Wires, Gets Stuck Mid-Air. You Won't Believe Why
A man in China went to obscene lengths (heights in this case) to avoid paying his hotel bill. He climbed onto telephone wires dangling outside the hotel and tried to cross over to another high-rise building.
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Train That Passes Through High-Rise Comes To Halt For The Weirdest Reason
The train that passes through a building came to a halt because of the weirdest reason
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Over Half of China Military Airfields Threatened by High-Rises
More than half of China's military airfields have flight paths that are obstructed by tall buildings, causing accidents and airport closures, Chinese state media reported on Friday.
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World's fastest elevator, will run 95 floors in 43 seconds
Japan's Hitachi said on Monday it will provide the world's fastest elevators, which can clock speeds of up to 72 kilometres (45 miles) per hour, to a high-rise building in China.
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China Connection Emerges In Bangkok Skyscraper That Collapsed During Quake
A Chinese-backed construction firm is being investigated over the collapse of a 33-storey high-rise in Thailand's Bangkok during Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar.
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Shocking Video Shows Child Playing On Window Ledge Of High-Rise Building In China
The video captured by a neighbour in Zhengzhou, Henan, shows a child playing hide and seek and shouting to them to go back inside.
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Mass Evacuation In China's Tianjin As Cracks Threaten High-Rises
Thousands of people were evacuated from several high-rise apartment buildings in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin in recent days after land collapses created large cracks on nearby streets, according to state media and the local government.
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No "Wasteful Vanity" Projects, China Restricts Skyscrapers In Small Cities
China has restricted the construction of extremely tall skyscrapers in smaller cities as part of a crackdown on wasteful vanity projects by local governments.
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Man Builds Himself Metre-Deep Pool On High-Rise Roof, Wanted To Stay Fit
When most people decide to take the fitness route, they take up a diet or incorporate a fitness regime in their life by joining a gym or other physical activity. A man in China, however, took things a little too far and built himself a personal swimming pool on the terrace of the building he stayed in. Only, the idea of the nifty DIY pool landed hi...
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Drunk Man Found Sleeping On Building Ledge - 29 Floors Off The Ground
A panicked phone call about a man believed to be suicidal led police in China to discover a drunk man taking a nap on the narrow ledge of a building roof - a staggering 29 floors off the ground. Photos of the man lying down precariously on the edge of the building were shared online by Chinese-language website. Though the man was eventually carried...
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It Took Just 10 Seconds To Demolish This 15-Floor Building. Watch
There was a loud bang and within seconds, plumes of smoke covered the rubble - all that was left of a 15-floor building that was demolished in China recently. Mobile phone footage posted on Twitter by People's Daily, China shows just how quickly the building was reduced to a pile of dust and debris. It took just 10 seconds (yes, we counted) for the...
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Man Climbs Onto Telephone Wires, Gets Stuck Mid-Air. You Won't Believe Why
A man in China went to obscene lengths (heights in this case) to avoid paying his hotel bill. He climbed onto telephone wires dangling outside the hotel and tried to cross over to another high-rise building.
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Train That Passes Through High-Rise Comes To Halt For The Weirdest Reason
The train that passes through a building came to a halt because of the weirdest reason
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Over Half of China Military Airfields Threatened by High-Rises
More than half of China's military airfields have flight paths that are obstructed by tall buildings, causing accidents and airport closures, Chinese state media reported on Friday.
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World's fastest elevator, will run 95 floors in 43 seconds
Japan's Hitachi said on Monday it will provide the world's fastest elevators, which can clock speeds of up to 72 kilometres (45 miles) per hour, to a high-rise building in China.
