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Beijing strengthens epidemic control measures among migrant workers to shield the capital

As China's capital, Beijing has strengthened preventative measures for migrant workers living in the city's "urban villages" to control the spread of COVID-19. The city has been given the highest priority after Wuhan in containing the virus.
Source: Global Times | 2020/3/10 18:13:40

COVID-19 fight does not lead to pollution: environmental ministry

China has disposed of 136,000 tons of medical waste since the COVID-19 outbreak in late January, environmental authorities said on Tuesday. China has reached the goal of disposing waste the same day it is produced.
Source: Global Times | 2020/3/10 13:53:40

Wuhan virology institute draws suspicion and doubt amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Wuhan Institute of Virology, which has Asia's highest-level biosafety lab, has been at the center of controversy with some questioning its possible links with the outbreak of COVID-19.
Source: Global Times | 2020/2/18 21:38:40

Eaten by ducks, fried for food: Locusts not a threat to China

Growing worries are surfacing that a large-scale locust outbreak may occur in China's border regions, including Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said experts.
Source: Global Times | 2020/2/17 18:53:40

Ocean heat signals climate crisis

Climate change will become a more serious question facing the international community in 2020 as global warming results in more extreme weather disasters, the Chinese lead author of a newly released academic paper warned on Tuesday.
Source: Global Times | 2020/1/14 22:03:40

Large flock of endangered storks spotted around China-Russia border lake

Xingkai Lake, a border lake between China and Russia, has seen the arrival of the largest population of endangered oriental white storks this year. Great efforts have been made in recent years to improve the eco-system in the lake area.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/12/11 14:19:21

Tibetan medical student inherits and promotes ancient heritage

Doctor Lama'ala's consulting room is always the busiest one in the Beijing Hospital of Tibetan Medicine.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/28 20:53:42

Chinese vets perform world's first snow leopard cataract surgery

Chinese veterinarians successfully completed the world's first cataract surgery on a snow leopard on Tuesday in Northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/28 20:48:40

China contributes to global ecological protection: report

China has increased its forest area and reversed its land degradation, contributing to the protection of the global ecosystem and environment, a report said Friday.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/11/24 12:37:59

The journey of finding superheavy elements is both collaboration and competition: Oganessian

Dubna is a sacred place for many scientists around the world.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/21 19:03:40

Top Russian nuclear university eyes future cooperation with China

A top Russian institute on nuclear research has welcomed its first two Chinese students in recent years. The school also cooperates with Chinese universities and sees more chances for cooperation in the future.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/21 18:38:40

Funds, resources allocated in Dahua of China's Guangxi to improve living environment

Funds, resources allocated in Dahua of China's Guangxi to improve living environment
Source: Xinhua | 2019/11/17 14:19:04

China owns 2,750 natural reserves

China owns 2,750 natural reserves
Source: Xinhua | 2019/11/17 14:03:11

Paper firm probed for polluting desert reserve

Authorities in Northwest China is investigating a local paper company that had discharged waste into the Tengger Desert, one of China's largest deserts, and covered the case for 20 years due to unclear administrative jurisdiction.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/11 23:23:40

Beijing's uphill battle against smog useful for Delhi to study: scholar

China's remarkable achievements in reducing and managing air pollution could be educational for India, Chinese environmental scholars told the Global Times on Monday after the densely populated capital of the South Asian nation declared smog alerts this week.
Source: Global Times | 2019/11/4 21:58:40

Chinese experts disagree with sea level threat to wipe out Shanghai by 2050

New research shows that sea levels are rising faster than expected, and by 2050, some of the greatest coastal cities, including Shanghai, will be wiped out. But some Chinese experts said the rise is not as fast, though they admitted global warming poses a huge challenge.
Source: Global Times | 2019/10/31 22:33:40

Xi stresses role of traditional Chinese medicine for "Healthy China"

Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined the important role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in building "Healthy China."
Source: Xinhua | 2019/10/25 17:29:35

Northern China desert sets example in combating desertification

Kubuqi Desert was once known as "the forbidden zone of life," and "sea of death." Grass could not grow in Kubuqi, and almost no one lived there.
Source: Global Times | 2019/10/17 20:43:43