Tibet to become leading solar power base

Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region is poised to become the country’s leading solar power generation base with 10 more photovoltaic power plants to be completed within this year. The new plants, with a total investment…

Science or superstition?

Just like the weather, everyone talks about earthquakes, but Yang Zhimin wants to do something about these powerful natural killers.  The retiree knows it’s not possible to stop them, but he is eager for decision-makers…

Sustainability through renewable energy

China’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) shows that it wants to become the world’s future green superpower. The implementation of ambitious ecological policy targets will contribute to the overarching goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions per…

China ranks 2 as clean tech producer, US is No 17

AMSTERDAM – Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China’s pace of growth,…

China to provide pandas with hospital

DUJIANGYAN, Sichuan, May 4 (Xinhua) — A new specialized center for giant panda rescue and disease prevention broke ground for construction on Wednesday in Dujiangyan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Upon completion, the facility will…

Lingering spring drought hits central, south China

WUHAN – Although renowned as the “land of a thousand lakes”, central China’s Hubei province has been plagued by a lingering spring drought, which has impacted grain production and disrupted the area’s supply of drinking…