KINSHASA, July 18 (Xinhua) — In Kolwezi, in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), beyond counting are drilling rigs and dump trucks coming back and forth on mine after mine. But on the outskirt of this world-class mining hub, one particular mine stands out from the others, with greenery…
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Inner Mongolia’s Hohhot China’s most ecologically competitive city
See special of Hohhot’s ecological progress: http://en.hhhtnews.com/Hohhotgreendevelopment.html Hohhot in Inner Mongolia [Photo/Hohhot news network] Hohhot, capital city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is one of the most ecologically competitive cities in the country, it was announced at the 2021 China Forum on International Ecological Competitiveness held on June…
Re-tested blood samples still point to COVID-19 in Italy 2 months before China
On 4 June 2021, China Environment News (CEN) carried a post on Facebook reporting that the World Health Organization (WHO) had requested re-testing of results where antibodies to COVID-19 were found in blood collected in Italy, October 2019, during a lung-cancer screening trial (see links at end of this article)….
Program seeks to popularize science among Chinese girls
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, All-China Women’s Federation and 11 other governmental departments recently launched a series of measures to encourage women to play a greater role in science and technology innovation. “I’m thrilled to take the opportunity because it’s been my biggest wish to popularize science among students….
China makes headway in rejuvenating population of Chinese alligators
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China announced Friday that the population of the Chinese alligator has effectively increased after years of protection boosted by artificial breeding. The Chinese alligator, also known as the Yangtze Alligator, is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature…
Three questions for the U.S. to address regarding furtive Fort Detrick
By John Lee (ECNS) — More than four million Chinese netizens have signed a joint letter as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, demanding the World Health Organization (WHO) to send virologists, laboratory safety experts and biochemical specialists independent of geopolitics influence of the U.S. to investigate the Fort Detrick biowarfare laboratory….
Fossil fuel electricity peaks as emerging markets leapfrog to renewable energy: report
Emerging economies are increasingly investing in clean power grids over polluting power plants but many are still reluctant to quit coal. Vietnam is experiencing a solar energy boom Researchers say the amount of electricity generated from burning fossil fuels has likely peaked worldwide as emerging markets invest in clean and…
China invests in renewable energy in Cuba
On April 1, 2021, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported that the use of renewable energy sources in Cuba during 2020 reached and installed power potential of 297,4 Megawatts, which is expected to increase in tune with a national energy strategy aimed at diversifying energy sources. Cuba began investing in…
China builds world’s largest floating solar farm
A massive civil engineering experiment is underway 150 km south of Shanghai and is causing an international wave in more ways than one. Floating technology could potentially be capable of providing 50% of the world’s ongoing energy needs** the clean and green technology being tested at China’s Hangzhou Fengling Electricity…
The Lancet: Sinovac vaccine 83.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19
Two doses of the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese drug maker Sinovac offer 83.5 percent protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to a new study published in the top medical journal The Lancet on Thursday. A large-scale randomized controlled phase-3 trial of the inactivated vaccine, involving more than 10,000 participants aged 18-59, was…