Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "New Flood Peak Appears on Huaihe River"] HEFEI, July 26 (Xinhua) - Nearly 3,000 people in east China's Anhui Province have been patrolling the embankments on the upper middle reaches of Huaihe River while a new flood peak was passing by early on Saturday.

China's third longest river remains moderately polluted BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Contamination of China's Huaihe River remained at a medium level last year, showing no improvement or further degradation, a government report said Monday.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["China's Third Longest River Remains Moderately Polluted" - Xinhua headline] Beijing, April 21 (Xinhua) - Contamination of China's Huaihe River remained at a medium level last year, showing no improvement or further degradation, a government report said Monday.

East China province to invest heavily in fighting water pollution HEFEI, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Anhui Province in east China will earmark 11 billion yuan (1.57 U.S. dollars) to purify a contaminated lake and a river by 2010, part of the country's efforts in containing water pollution deterioration.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Joint Efforts Launched Between China And EU To Make Major Rivers Cleaner" - Xinhua headline] Jinan, Oct.