China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.
Environment
Dec 21, 2016
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China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station Monday as it moves toward completing the structure in coming months.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2022
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Twitter has reached a deal with Google to make its short messages more visible on the Internet, Bloomberg said Thursday.
Internet
Feb 5, 2015
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China hailed its lunar probe mission a success after the country's first moon rover and the landing vehicle that carried it there took photos of each other on the surface, state media reported.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2013
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More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub Shanghai, a local health official said Wednesday as the city grapples with its highest temperatures in at least 140 years.
Environment
Jul 31, 2013
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China's top weather official has issued a stark warning on climate change, saying that rising temperatures could have "huge impacts" on the world's most populous country, state media reported Sunday.
Environment
Mar 22, 2015
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Beijing on Thursday began publishing real-time air quality data on the Internet, bowing to a vocal online campaign for greater government transparency over pollution in China's capital.
Environment
Jan 12, 2012
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A Chinese oil giant was to blame for a toxic leak that contaminated tap water in a northwestern city, leading panicked residents to clear stores of bottled water, state media said Saturday.
Environment
Apr 12, 2014
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China said Monday it was on track to launch a fifth lunar probe with the aim of bringing back lunar soil and rock samples following the successful moon landing of a space probe.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2013
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Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test in Beijing, state media reported.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2012
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