When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. The Great Green Wall is a huge re-greening initiative in northern China aimed at slowing desertification. | Credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images China’s efforts to slow land degradation and climate change By planting trees and restoring grasslands, … Read more
Mainland Chinese billionaires strengthened their hold as the richest in the Asia-Pacific after their combined fortunes rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, with electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD founder Wang Chuanfu and the heads of bubble tea chain Mixue among the biggest drivers of the growth, according to a UBS report. Buoyed by a booming technology … Read more
Close-up of a large gold nugget with more nuggets in the background Two large gold deposits discovered in China could hold a collective mass of more than 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the precious material — the largest ever found within the country’s borders. If confirmed by further geological studies, the Wangu field … Read more