It takes a village—and much more—to quench megacity water demands
Municipal water problems of yesteryear: The well's going dry. Dig deeper.
Environment
Dec 3, 2015
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News tagged with beijing
To Chinese, end of 1-child policy welcome, not game-changer
Everyone should have the chance to have more than one child, say Chinese parents who welcome the government's loosening of its population policy. But just because all couples can now have two children, that doesn't mean all ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2015
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China starts assembling world's biggest radio telescope
China has started assembling the world's largest radio telescope, which will have a dish the size of 30 football pitches when completed, state media reported as Beijing steps up its ambitions in outer space.
Space Exploration
Jul 24, 2015
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China ire as Myanmar jails scores for illegal logging
Beijing on Thursday expressed concern after Myanmar handed long jail sentences to more than 150 Chinese nationals for illegal logging, in the latest tremor to shake relations between the neighbours.
Environment
Jul 23, 2015
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Top US official quits after massive government hack
The director of the US Office of Personnel Management resigned Friday after a devastating hack of government databases that saw the personal information of millions of federal workers and contractors stolen.
Security
Jul 10, 2015
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China's new cybersecurity law sparks censorship concerns
China has released a draft cybersecurity law which immediately sparked concerns that it is too vague and could signal Beijing's widespread censorship of the Internet becoming even more far-reaching.
Internet
Jul 8, 2015
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Beijing quadrupled in size in a decade, NASA finds
A new study by scientists using data from NASA's QuikScat satellite has demonstrated a novel technique to quantify urban growth based on observed changes in physical infrastructure. The researchers used the technique to study ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2015
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Team traces strain of tuberculosis back 30,000 years
(Phys.org)—A large team of researches with members from China, Spain and Switzerland has traced a strain of tuberculosis known as the Beijing family, back tens of thousands of years. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
Beijing struggles to cut smog with wide-ranging restrictions
When Dong Yingli first opened her east Beijing meat skewers restaurant six years ago, her chefs cooked the lamb, chicken hearts and assorted treats over an uncovered grill, with giant fans blowing the clouds of pungent smoke ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2015
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A first in tree research: European trees planted in China to identify potentially invasive species in our forests
INRA scientists worked with colleagues from the Academy of Sciences in Beijing and the Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University to study the ability of Chinese insect and fungal pathogens to colonize European trees.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2015
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