The latest environment friendly moves by China indicate investments in the environment unfriendly car industry

For the Chinese fish- erfolk operating in certain areas of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, it will be another 2-month wait before they can reach for their nets, as the ban on fishing has been

CHINA'S 700-page white paper on scientific research, presented at the recent National Science and Technology Conference in Beijing, calls for the commercialisation of research results, according

THE Chinese government appears to have suddenly woken up to the importance of protecting its ocean resources. An unprecedented official order has been issued, banning fishing in a 37 sq km area off

Chinese herbs relieve cancer patients

The land of proletarian bicycles might soon be taken over by cars, which will bring in their wake the problems of pollution and dwindling energy supplies

THIS is the 6th in the World Resources series -- which provides information on environment and development -- and has a special focus on people and the environment. These chapters deal with natural

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

A Chinese medicinal plant known as long ago as 168 BC has been found successful in checking malaria, which is becoming increasingly resistant to most drugs

THE results of the recent analysis of a skull excavated 10 years ago from cave deposits at the Jinniushan site in China reveal that it is the oldest specimen of Homo sapiens found in the country

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