Restoration of 30% of nation\’s degraded ecosystems to be achieved this decade
China has further enhanced its top-level design for biodiversity conservation with a 2023-30 national strategy and an acti
Tag: plant
New findings unveil stone processing practices of China\’s Liangzhu civilization
HANGZHOU, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Two archaeological sites have been unearthed in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of east China\’s Zhejiang Province, shedding light on stone processing dating back to the
Bolivia, Chinese companies ink deal to extract lithium
LA PAZ, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Bolivia\’s government signed an agreement Wednesday with Chinese consortium Catl, Brunp and Cmoc (CBC) to develop a pilot plant to directly extract and process lithium at th
Damages caused by Japan\’s quakes at nuclear power plant worse than initially disclosed
TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — In the aftermath of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, oil leakage from the affected equipment at the Shika Nuclear Power Plant in the most-affected central Japanese prefect
Scientists build genome database for \”drying without dying\” plants
BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — Drying but not dying — some plants in nature have this \”special function.\” Recently, Chinese scientists created a genomic database for these desiccation-tolerant plants.
Seed bank in Xizang preserves over 10,000 samples
LHASA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The germplasm resource bank in southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region has preserved 11,648 seed samples from 2,107 species, according to Xizang\’s regional institute of pl
World\’s first fourth-generation nuclear power plant goes into commercial operation in China
BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The world\’s first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, China\’s Shidaowan high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclear power plant, officially went into commercial o
Pic story: inheritors of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship in Chongqing
Guan Yongshuang checks the firing of pottery inside a kiln in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an inta
Japan starts 3rd release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into ocean despite opposition
TOKYO, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Japan on Thursday started the third round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Despit
Feature: Rural sports boost cultural inheritance in SW China
GUIYANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — The finals of the Village Basketball Competition of China, known as \”CunBA,\” recently tipped off in Taipan Village, Taijiang County of southwest China\’s Guizhou Province.