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People swim near a partially flooded pavilion near banks of Yangtze River

How China’s nature-based solutions help with extreme flooding

The Big Fix

This year, record rainfall in China caused the longest river, the Yangtze, to overflow, leading to serious damage. But environmental experts say that a range of ecological strategies like tree planting and floodplain restoration over the last decade have helped to mitigate the impact of extreme flooding.

children on a beach on earth day

Earth Day has come and gone, but the work continues

Environment
A man rides a hoverboard.

Where did all those hoverboards come from?

Technology

Chinese city tries to get Chinglish off its signs

Arts, Culture & Media

China, U.S. to seek way to end production, use of climate change causing HFCs

Environment

Guangdong Communist Party leader angling for Chinese Politburo spot

The Chinese government finally announced when its Party Congress would take place, the event where its leadership turns over and a new generation steps up. Among those competing for a top spot is Wang Yang, a top party leader in Guangdong province.

Apple sends independent inspectors to suppliers’ Chinese factories

Environment

Recent reporting by The New York Times has raised concern about the conditions faced by workers in Apple’s supply factories in China. Now Apple has hired an independent labor rights organization to inspect and publish a report on the labor environment in its suppliers’ factories. The first round of inspections began Monday.

China urbanization in Shenzhen

The effects of China’s rapid urbanization in Shenzhen, a former fishing village turned mega-city, just across the border from Hong Kong.

Traveling Home for the Chinese New Year, By Car

It’s Chinese New Year, and millions and millions of Chinese are traveling home, and back, for the holiday. This year, Rebecca Kanthor and her Chinese husband are doing what more and more people in China are doing. They’re driving home for the holiday.

Guangdong Chief Yang Contender for a Top Slot in China Leadership Transition

Global Politics

One of the leading contenders for one of the top slots is the current Communist Party Chief of Guangdong, Wang Yang. Yang has cultivated an image of a political reformers, but not everyone in Guangdong sees that way.