Top Beijing Scientist: China Faces 'Huge Impact' From Climate Change
The head of the country's meteorological administration says it faces climate disasters and ecological degradation resulting from a warming planet.
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Prices For Chanel Handbags To Rise In Europe, Lower In Asia
Chanel says it is aligning the cost of its handbags worldwide. The move reacts to the depreciating euro and aims to stop people from buying up the classic bags to sell at a profit in other countries.
Japan, China Hold Security Talks, Hoping To Defuse Tensions
The meeting between foreign ministers on both sides is the first such dialogue in four years after relations were frozen by Beijing in 2011 over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea.
European Allies Defy U.S. In Joining China-Led Development Bank
Germany, Italy, and France have become members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, one week after the U.K. joined. The U.S. says there's no need for another international lending institution.
Anti-Smog Film Is Pulled In China; Protesters Reportedly Detained
A human rights group says police in China detained two people for protesting the government's approach to smog. A popular film about the same topic was recently removed from major websites.
The Anti-Pollution Documentary That's Taken China By Storm
A prominent journalist with a sick child quit her job and produced an eye-opening look at the consequences of China's air pollution problem. Some 200 million have watched it since the weekend.
Why Is Nearsightedness Skyrocketing Among Chinese Youth?
More than 80 percent of high school students in Shanghai are myopic. A new study finds a link between higher income and poor eyesight. But the root cause is still hotly debated.
So An American Comic Walks Into A Chinese Bar ...
American comics are taking the stage in China's small but growing stand-up comedy circuit. Their bicultural, and often bilingual, shows are a new form of cultural exchange.
Along Shanghai's River, Buddhist Tradition Meets Greedy Fishermen
It's a scene that reflects China's competing trends: Buddhist monks release fish into Shanghai's Huangpu River to "free" them. A few yards downstream, fishermen quickly scoop them up.
Nicaragua's New Canal Could Be Environmental Disaster, Report Says
Scientists believe the project, which is reportedly underway already, could destroy a million acres of rainforest and contaminate Central America's largest source of drinking water.