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Highest-level rainstorm warning issued in south China's Guangdong
Phys.org· 5 hours agoMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China,...
Incredible map shows the countries spending the most on their militaries
Daily Express· 4 hours agoSpending globally rose for the ninth consecutive year with particularly large increases in Europe, ...
China sees foreign threats ‘everywhere’ as powerful spy agency takes center stage
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoUnder leader Xi Jinping, China’s secretive Ministry of State Security has morphed from a shadowy...
Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China's cities sink
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 2020, around 6% of China had a relative elevation below sea level. In 100 years time, this could...
Read the last letters by George Mallory, who died exploring Mt. Everest in 1924
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAt 29,032 feet, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It rises from the Great...
World's oases threatened by desertification, even as humans expand them
Phys.org· 17 hours ago"Although the scientific community has always emphasized the importance of oases, there has not been a clear map of the global distribution of oases," said Dongwei Gui, a ...
UK fund manager M&G seeks China toehold as local investors eye diversification
South China Morning Post· 2 days agoAs Beijing took steps to stabilise the US$9 trillion market, local investors may be ready to spread...
How China’s demand for donkey hide is devastating African communities
Reuters· 7 days agoChina’s demand for a traditional medicine known as e-jiao is fueling the slaughter of millions of...
What’s Stabilizing Oil Markets in an Era of Unprecedented Turmoil
Barrons.com· 18 hours agoBut every year the map keeps getting redrawn. The war in Ukraine really is a battle over the outcome...
Serious investors need China exposure despite short-term pain: asset managers
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoThere are signs that China’s economy is stabilising, according to Howard Lee, deputy CEO of the Hong...