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China Unearths 100 Life-Size Terracotta Warriors

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 110 new terracotta warriors that laid buried since 210–209 BC, part of the famed army built to guard the tomb of China's first emperor. The life-size figures were excavated by archaeologists near the site where in the 1970's farmers found the first bits of a terracotta army, including chariots with full-size horses.

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Most Valuable Find Ever for Antiques Roadshow in Oklahoma

Chinese rhinoceros horn cups brought to the Antiques Roadshow on Saturday in Tulsa became the highest-value appraisal ever made by the PBS television show in its 16 year history. The unidentified man, who started collecting the carved cups inexpensively and had no idea of their worth, was told they were valued at 1-1.5 million dollars.

Investors Bet on Organic Farming in China

Investors in China betting big on the organic concept have poured money into food producers and distributors. Some are wrestling with a conflict between scale and quality, but this has not dampened their enthusiasm.

Skyscrapers Designed To Make You Happy If You Work In Them

The definition of what it means to be sustainable in the 21st century needs to be broadened to include a skyscraper's ability to sustain the human spirit, says a design director at Gensler. Imagine energy efficient towers whose walls might slide open, allowing office workers to step outside, into the sky, for a breath of fresh air. Towers where seasonal gardens grow vertically and where friends might meet by a kumquat tree on the 68th floor for a cup of coffee on a beautiful spring day.

Happiness Goal Included in New 5-year Plan for Chinese Province

A province in southern China has decided that GDP is not the only indicator of success for its citizens, and income, not the only definition of well-being. Happy Guangdong is the new slogan for the Five-Year Plan, launched by Wang Yang, secretary of the Communist Party in the wealthy Guangdong province.

Ring in the Year of the Sheep With These Fun Facts

Asia rang in the New Year on Thursday with parades and fireworks celebrating the Year of the Sheep (or Goat or Ram). According to the Chinese lunar calendar, February 19, 2015, begins the celebration of the animal considered to be a general symbol of plenitude and good fortune, emblematic of kindness.

China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors

In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China emerged as the world's third largest food donor. Another success story is India's transformation from a recipient of food aid in 2000 to becoming the 15th largest donor to the World Food Programme in 2005.