China Planted So Many Trees Around the Taklamakan Desert It Turned It Into a Carbon Sink
View from Taklamakan Desert. Image via Wiki Commons. The Taklamakan Desert has a name that translates, roughly and…
Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift
In the latest sign of China’s push to channel private capital into infrastructure, several local governments have begun…
China raises minimum wages amid drive to boost household spending
China has recorded a five-year peak in the number of provincial governments raising minimum wages, official data showed,…
Sour grapes? European wines left on the shelf as China chases cheaper tipples
As China’s traditional spirits and premium wines grapple with declining consumption, a significant shift is under way across…
Frost and funds: China’s winter sports boom drives spending and industry growth
Each winter for the past three years, Claire Zhou, a teenager from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou,…