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April 25, 2016

Construction crews put the finishing touches on the middle route of China’s South-North Water Diversion project in Henan province. The project’s three routes (two of which are completed) total nearly 2700 miles of man-made waterways that divert water from China’s water-rich south to its parched northern region. — Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

A city suddenly without water highlights northern China's water shortage.

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China cracks down on Internet finance sector

April 21, 2016

The headquarters of the People's Bank of China. — MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

The ballooning sector in China has escaped regulation — up until now.

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The big loophole in China's sanctions on North Korea

April 06, 2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects the command of the Korean People's Army. — KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Should North Korea's economy collapse, it won't be pretty for China.

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Xi Jinping's family linked to Panama Papers

April 04, 2016

Xi Jinping's family has been linked to the Panama Papers scandal. — Feng Li/Getty Images

Xi Jinping is among 8 of China's top officials whose families own shell companies to hide their money.

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The Chinese lake that's ground zero for the bird flu

March 30, 2016

Scientists believe live bird markets like this one, in the city of Nanchang near Poyang Lake, have ideal conditions for the spread of the avian influenza. — Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

Scientists have their eyes on Poyang Lake, China's breeding ground for bird flu.

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Five years after tsunami, taxi company still fighting

March 11, 2016

Smile Smile Taxi owners Emi Sato and her father Matsuo Sato stand outside their headquarters that was partially destroyed five years ago. — Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

Sendai's Smile Smile Taxi rebuilds its business 5 years after Japan's disaster.

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Five years later, Japanese city still dealing with loss

March 11, 2016

A house from the surrounding neighborhood lays upside down on the edge of Nakano Elementary's pool in the days after a tsunami destroyed the surrounding neighborhood, killing more than a thousand people in the city of Sendai. — Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

Sendai is still picking up from Japan's worst earthquake and tsunami on record.

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"Reaganomics" with Chinese characteristics

March 04, 2016

"Supply-side reform" is the buzzword as China convenes its legislature.

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China struggles to reassure G20 delegates in Shanghai

February 25, 2016

A plunging stock market made it difficult for Chinese hosts to reassure the G20.

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Apple Pay debuts in China

February 18, 2016

A display explaining that purchases can be made using Apple Pay, as well as other formats, at an Apple store in Shanghai. — STR/AFP/Getty Images

Apple's mobile payment system faces stiff competition in the world's second-largest economy.