It seems that even the snow in China is polluted this winter. Thus kids won’t get a chance to throw snowballs at each other or build a snowman. China’s children face a daunting existence this…
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Beijing smog time lapse
Covering an actual time of 20 minutes, you can watch this time lapse of smog rolling into Beijing in a matter of a few seconds. The NY Times has a short piece on the video,…
In China, no easy solution for right to choose Catholic leadership
The two bishops occupied the opposite sides of Catholicism’s long-standing division in China, and local authorities wanted to make sure Bishop Shao never reached the top office in Wenzhou, which is in the southeastern Zhejiang…
Daily Report: Apple Takes Down The Times’s News App in China
If you are reading this in China, congratulations. Not many people are. That is because Chinese authorities instructed Apple late last month to remove The New York Times news app from the Apple app store.…
DEA chief to visit China as U.S. looks to halt opioid supply
SHANGHAI – The top U.S. drug enforcement official plans to visit China next week, a sign of intensifying efforts to stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs from China to the United States. The U.S.…
China confirms latest human death from H7N9 bird flu
The 77-year-old man diagnosed in Shandong’s Rizhao city on Tuesday died later the same day, the official Xinhua news agency said. Guangdong authorities said the December bird flu cases were scattered around the province, according…
Frigid northern China hosts snow and ice sculpture festival
HARBIN, China — The city of Harbin in China’s frigid northeast is hosting one of the world’s largest festivals featuring ice sculptures of animals, cartoon characters and famous landmarks. The festival, which officially opens late…
China's Great Wall filmed by drone
British geographer, conservationist and author William Lindesay has had a lifelong obsession with the Great Wall of China. Three decades ago, he left his home on Merseyside to live near the wall so he might…
China state tabloid scolds New York Times for investigative reports
The newspaper is one of many foreign publications that is blocked within the country by China’s cyber authority. But the apps from other blocked news sites, including the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times,…
One man's mission to walk the Great Wall of China with a drone
William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England, and last year embarked on an epic journey to fulfil a lifelong…
Beijing Engulfed By Major Fog For Second Day In A Row
The Chinese capital issued its highest red fog alert for a second day on Wednesday, keeping highways closed in and around the city which is already under a smog alert after weeks of choking winter…
A day in the life of Beijing’s apocalyptic smog
The smog is rolling in over Beijing. We are about to experience what the foreign media have nicknamed the “airpocalypse” — another days-long episode of choking air pollution. In fact, this is the second one…
China tells Donald Trump to lay off Twitter
(CNN)China has slammed US President-elect Donald Trump over his use of Twitter to conduct international diplomacy in a commentary published by the country’s official news agency Xinhua. Trump has earned a reputation for making unpredictable…
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