ADB helping China improve ecosystem in major lake MANILA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping China address and reverse decades of ecological degradation to one of the nation's most valuable fresh-water resources, the lender said on Wednesday.

China has refilled its largest freshwater lake in the north in a five-month operation with diverted water from the Yellow River, saving the lake from drying out as a result of its headwaters being used for Olympic emergency water supply reservoirs.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Yellow River Water Diverted To North China's Largest Freshwater lake" - Xinhua headline] JINAN, Jan.

Yellow River water diverted to N. China's largest freshwater lake SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday diverted water from its Yellow River to the Baiyangdian Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the country's northern part, amid efforts to restore its ecological functions.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news