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This is the moment workers connected the two sides of the world's longest sea bridge - seven years after building first began. The last steel box girder was installed for the crossing on Wednesday, which spans the estuary of the Pearl River connecting Hong Kong and China. The project, called Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 14 miles long and also includes an underwater tunnel. Construction of the Y-shaped bridge began in 2009 at a cost of 100 billion yuan ($15billion). And when the bridge opens to traffic, it will shorten the distance between Hong Kong, Zhuhau and Macao. It will officially...

A restaurant in southern China's Guangdong province is doing a brisk business in rat dishes, ignoring all warnings to stop serving wildlife to prevent the spread of SARS, state media said Sunday. The eatery, in the city of Zhuhai, sells more than 100 rats a day, the Xinxishibao or Information Times reported. Some of the rats are caught in farm fields, while others are from the mountains. Southern Chinese believe rodents are safe to eat or turn into wine if they are caught in the countryside. However, regardless of whether they are from rural or urban areas, they can transmit...

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, September 28, 2003Zhuhai hotel closed for investigation after Japanese orgy Hundreds of Japanese tourists and local prostitutes held a three-day orgy at a luxury hotel in southern China, sparking outrage of Chinese and prompting police to launch an investigation. Hundreds of Japanese tourists and local prostitutes held a three-day orgy at a luxury hotel in southern China, sparking outrage of Chinese and prompting police to launch an investigation. The five-star hotel where the orgy was reported to have been held has been closed pending investigations, a spokeswoman for the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau...