On China’s polluting steel and coal industries…
China’s cabinet says it has “basically completed” its targets this year to reduce excessive production capacity in the nation’s steel and coal sectors, but analysts have questioned whether the...
Campaigners: China risks wasting $490 bn on coal plants:
China could waste as much as half a trillion dollars on unnecessary new coal-fired power stations, a climate campaign group said today, arguing the world’s top carbon polluter already has more...
China to launch 2nd national census on pollution sources
China’s second national census on the sources of pollution will begin in December 2017, according to a State Council circular released Wednesday. The census will target industrial,...
Chinese officials ‘interfered’ with air pollution data
Police have arrested officials in charge of environmental protection in central China after they were accused of tampering with air quality monitoring data, local media said Tuesday. “Staff...
Shocking Level of Pollution in India, China: Astronaut Scott Kelly
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has the distinction of having spent a year in the space, has said that the level of pollution in China and India is shocking. “Seeing places like China and India,...
China sends two astronauts to space lab
China launched two astronauts into space on Monday, official media said, on a mission to its orbiting laboratory as the country works towards setting up its own space station. The Shenzhou-11...
Tibet’s thangkas find new fans across China
Her eyes riveted to the canvas, Wulan meticulously applies colour to an image of the Buddha, using pigments made of crushed pearls, turquoise and agate. The 34-year-old is one of dozens of students...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northwest China
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. The quake was 32...
