CHINA / Regional
· Three Gorges project not causing natural disasters
· No end in sight to floods in China
· Russia opposes Taiwan's UN membership push
· China urges authenticity after cardboard bun saga
· House prices up 7.1 pct in major Chinese cities
· Peacekeeping - a rising role for China's PLA
· China bank makes global finance foray
· UN rejects Taiwan's membership bid
· Taliban extends deadline for hostages
· Hu tours flood-hit area as storm toll hits 152