Hong Kong’s air quality has improved since the publication of the last plan in 2013 – pollutant levels overall have fallen by up to 50 per cent and visibility increased 40 per cent over the past five years. Hong Kong has set itself a new target to reach the same standards of air quality as Continue reading

TIANJIN, June 28 (Xinhua) — With a few clicks on a screen, the apartment’s lighting and air conditioning systems can be operated, the skylights can be opened or closed, as well as the curtains… In a smart room displayed at an expo held in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, all futuristic home ideas have been translated Continue reading

Techeng Island in Zhanjiang City, south China’s Guangdong Province, is home to one of the most beautiful mangrove trees in China. The picturesque tourist resort features 50.7 square kilometers of mangrove forests. Many of the bonsai-like mangrove trees growing in the southeastern part of the island are over 100 years old.  The mangrove forest in the Continue reading

Xinhua27 Jun 2021 China’s water quality improved in the first five months of the year, according to data released by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The data shows that 81.8 percent of surface water was graded Class I to III (good quality) in the January-May period, up 1 percentage point from the same period Continue reading

VIDEO link: http://mp42.china.com.cn/video_tide/video/2021/6/18/20216181624005599095_376.mp4 Deadly sands  Shi Guangyin was born into a farmer’s family in Dingbian County, Yulin, Shaanxi Province. The county sits at the conjunction of four provincial-level areas and the southern edge of Maowusu. In the 1950s, 39 percent of the county’s land area was covered by sand, and the overall greenness was only Continue reading

The amount of carbon stored below ground by plants is significant from a global perspective. Recent research shows that cold and dry areas, such as the Mongolian plateau, have the highest fractions of plant carbon stored underground. The Mongolian Plateau, comprises the nation of Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, which has Continue reading

The Goupitan Hydropower Station navigation project in Yuqing County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province was opened to trial traffic on Tuesday as a 500-ton ship passed the three-stage ship lift. With a total length of 2,306 meters, it allows 500-ton ships to enter the Yangtze River in Fuling, Chongqing along the route of Guiyang’s Kaiyang Wharf-Goupitan Continue reading

Laboratory for the simulation of climate, environmental, ecological, Earth and space weather systems, to predict climate and environment variability, prevent and mitigate natural disasters more effectively. The virtual EarthLab was officially launched on 23 June 2021 in Beijing’s Huairou Science City on Wednesday. In partnership with Tsinghua University, the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Continue reading

Time froze in Zhiziluo Village, Yunnan Province, in 1986. Painted slogans of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, along with his portrait, are still visible on the mottled walls. Vines, after creeping over some houses, stopped growing but remained in place, withered. A basketball court at the center of the village is empty and quiet. It’s Continue reading

Click link to view video: http://mp42.china.com.cn/video_tide/video/2021/6/21/20216211624237765464_376.mp4 The elderly people of Yangxian County regard crested ibises as a symbol of good luck. Not only is the red color on their crests considered auspicious in Chinese culture, but they also, like cranes, are known because of their long lives as a symbol of longevity. The people of Continue reading

BEIJING – A Chinese research team has recently revealed the emerging risks of declining oxygen levels in large cities around the world, raising concerns over people’s health and the potential for sustainable development in major cities, Xinhua reports. A research team from Lanzhou University investigated oxygen balances and related risks in 391 cities worldwide with Continue reading

Red, plump and juicy – Hongfu tomatoes have been selling well at supermarket chains across China, from Carrefour in Beijing to Metro in Shanghai. Their quality and flavor profile have made them a hit among shoppers, but what is their real success story? CGTN explores Beijing Hongfu Agriculture, one of China’s largest intelligent tomato greenhouses. Continue reading

China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) ownership reached 5.8 million units by late May, accounting for about half of the global total, an industry forum said. The country’s NEV sales reached 950,000 units in the first five months of 2021, 2.2 times that of the same period last year, according to data released by the China Continue reading

CGTN reported on 16-June-2021 that an algal bloom (Enteromorpha algae) has invaded the waters of Qingdao City, on coast of China’s Shandong Province. The explosive growth of wild green algae in the foreshores can lead to green tides, which can destroy the ecological balance of water, affect the coastal landscape and destroy the aquaculture, among Continue reading

A slew of reform measures have been rolled out by China since the country proposed to peak carbon emission and achieve carbon neutrality. A national carbon emission trading system is scheduled to be launched this year, under which enterprises would be allocated with carbon emission quota by relevant government departments according to certain standards. If Continue reading