Rising sea levels could swamp sinking Shanghai
More than half the city will be under 1.2 metres of flood waters by the end of this century if action is not taken now
COVID-19: WHO has only $1.2 mln to fight outbreak
More international economic groups confirmed initial assessments that China's economy is going to dip because of the COVID-19 outbreak
Photography: Still lives
Time has almost stood still in the tiny Lower Nanyao village beneath the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in south-western China. Wild buffaloes still …
COVID-19 cut China's carbon dioxide emissions by a quarter: Report
COVID-19 may have shaved off more than 100 tonnes of CO2 in the early February 2020
How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways…and then died out
A new article published in the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter details the history of saltwater crocodiles in Vietnam and southern China
Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute
South China Sea’s fisheries are seriously over-exploited with 55 per cent of global marine fishing vessels operating there
Senior judge Deng Xuelin to head China's green tribunal
Recently set up tribunal to guide and coordinate the work of 134 specialist environmental courts set up set up by local governments
Warming-induced weather change is worsening China’s air quality
China's air quality remains poor for most part of the year. A new paper suggests that part of the reason for this is changing weather
China grows at the cost of its rich coastline
After the economic reforms in 1978, the country has been extensively exploiting its coasts
Indigenous or not: the Uyghurs and their claim to Xinjiang
The Chinese narrative of Uyghur history shows that China has made sustained efforts to keep Xinjiang within its orbit, which has geopolitical, …
Answering the call
China has been late in addressing environmental concerns. But the Asian giant is not oblivious to them any more
Cue for governance
China's wellbeing cannot be left into the hands of government officials. It is time the government informs people and empowers them
No entry
Looks like the executive committee of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), to be held at Geneva in December this year, is choosy …
Book review: Hands around Everest
National boundaries can serve as links rather than instruments of division -- so expounds this book. Cooperation between nations, it says, is the …
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: 2022’s strongest storm heads to East China Sea, threatens Japanese islands
Storm must reach sustained winds of at least 240 kmph in order to be classified as a super typhoon
South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams
With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace
How QUAD can boost a self-reliant India through green politics
India has countered Chinese aggression in Galwan; the new American president will redefine US-China relations as well
Who's afraid of Dai Qing?
YANGTZE! YANGTZE! Dai Qing Publisher: Probe International, Earthscan, London Price: L12.95
Correcting the Leaning Tower's tilt
A Chinese architect claims he can stop the Leaning Tower of Pisa from tilting further, and even bring it back to the original angle of tilt.
From research to riches
It's no more going to be science for science's sake in China anymore as the nation plans for megabuck
Memoirs of a Chinese worker
Book>> Socialism is Great by Lijia Zhang Harper Collins India, Delhi 2008 Price Rs 45
Typhoon Doksuri: Death toll rises to 11 as Beijing sees rains for the fourth consecutive day
With consecutive typhoon hits, the country is going through one of its worst summer floods
Damming a river
Despite vehement domestic and international opposition, China has decided to go ahead with the massive new dam project on the Yangtze
When the Chinese go marching on
China's stupendous financial growth rate has exacted a stiff toll of its environment and other nations are worried that the disaster may spill over
The economics of science
Scientific research in China has become big business with the nation's economy banking heavily on it for results