Restoration call for area ‘the size of China’ to protect falling biodiversity and food insecurity
New York: An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to be protected, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Chinese deal to build fishing harbour in Sierra Leone triggers protests
Conservationists, human rights and animal welfare groups, and local landowners have started protesting against Sierra Leone government's plan of selling 250 acres of pristine beach and rainforest to China in a $55 million deal that would see an industrial fishing harbor built on the site, media reports said.
Australian study finds China is the biggest generator of plastic waste
Melbourne: An Australian study has unveiled that China is the biggest generator of plastic waste.
Earthquakes jolt parts of China, three die
Kunming: At least three people died as a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday, media reports said.
Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese harbour, human rights group slams move
Rights groups and conservationists have criticized a $55m deal struck by the government of Sierra Leone with China to build an industrial fishing harbour on 100 hectares (250 acres) of beach and protected rainforest.
Second stage of China’s long March 5B rocket might fall into Pacific Ocean on Sunday
Washington/UNI: The second stage of China's Long March 5B heavy-lift carrier rocket launched with the main module for the country's orbital station last month is expected to fall in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the latest predictions from the US Air Force.
China is facing new challenge as its coastal areas witness rising sea levels
Beijing: China, which has earned criticisms globally for spreading coronavirus worldwide, is now facing another trouble as coastal areas are witnessing increasing risks from rising sea level, media reports said.
US, China agree to work together to tackle climate crisis: Joint Statement
Washington/UNI: China and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the issue of climate change, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua said in a joint statement after their Shanghai talks.
San Francisco/IBNS: While the United States and European Union are reducing their coal plant development to lower the use of this carbon-intensive natural resource and one of the chief reasons behind adverse climate change, China is increasing its coal capacity, according to a report by the Global Energy Monitor (GEM).
China's biggest river is slowly drying up, warns experts
Beijing: After Covid19, China might soon be facing another challenge as the biggest river of the country is slowly drying up, media reports said.
Chinese Spacecraft Chang'e-5 successfully lands on Moon
Beijing/UNI: Chinese probe Chang'e-5 made a successful landing on Tuesday in a designated area on the visible side of the Moon to collect lunar soil samples later, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
Top Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli says new discovered viruses are 'just tip of iceberg'Â
Beijing/IBNS: A noted Chinese virologist, who is famous for her work on researching coronavirus in bats, said the new discovered viruses are 'just the tip of the iceberg'.
Winds hamper efforts to put out forest fire in China's Sichuan
Chengdu/Xinhua/UNI: Firefighters were forced to suspend their work to put out a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to strong winds, fire police said Friday.
Rare golden monkeys born in China's Shaanxi
XI'an/Xinhua/UNI: Two healthy golden snub-nosed monkeys, one of the most endangered species in the world, were born in a wildlife breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the center said Friday.
Emergency response activated for SW China earthquake
Beijing, Jun 18 (Xinhua/UNI) China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) activated an emergency response Tuesday morning after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday night.