Tanzanian rangers can now find poachers faster
Tanzania’s anti-poaching efforts have received great support thanks to a donation by the Chinese government worth over a million dollars.
China’s future? One, huge metropolis
China’s cement production has reached unprecedented levels over the last few years, resulting in more people living in cities compared to the number of farmers.
China: CO2 emissions will drop starting from 2025, rather than 2030
Good news from China: its greenhouse gas emissions are likely to decrease starting from 2025, according to research on energy consumption.
The photos of the last surviving Chinese women with bound feet
We speak to Jo Farrell, the photographer who has taken the horror out of foot binding, aka “lotus feet”, and put tenderness into the story.
What happens if you don’t stop looking at your phone
Life Smartphone: the funny video that shows the consequences of smartphone addiction.
Death penalty. In 2014 sentences increase, while executions don’t, according to Amnesty
The death penalty exists but it is an exception. In 2014 executions have dropped worldwide, but sentences have increased. At least according to official figures.
The Ili pika spotted for the first time in 20 years
This extremely cute animal has been spotted after years of hiding in mountains of the northwest China by a group of volunteers.
Arms trade, China is the world’s third major exporter
If China has become the third arms exporter in the world, the Middle East imports without constraints, acccording to new data collected by SIPRI between 2010 and 2014.
China and the US make a deal on the reduction of CO2 emissions
The presidents of China and the US made a deal on the emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere.
If you live with a smoker is like you live in Beijing
Non-smokers living with smokers are exposed to the same pollution levels of a heavily polluted city.