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Inventor makes dream take flight
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To take flight and escape this mortal coil is a dream of mankind. Not in a plane, but self-powered, reaching for the sky, like Superman. Liu Dongsheng is one of the few who have realized the dream.
China's ecological environment improves in 2019: report
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China saw progress in ecological environment protection as the quality of air, surface water and oceans improved in 2019, according to a report on environmental protection.
Ma Li:
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At the one side of the Guofang Road in central Kunming, there hides an independent bookstore named Wheatfield ("maitian" in Mandarin).
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Experts believe the resurgence of hanfu, like traditional songs and poems, is part of a larger trend to prize tradition, as the increasingly wealthy and modernized Chinese society sets off to reconnect with its cultural roots.
Plants show stress response to recent droughts in Yunnan
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Gardeners are busy watering the plants. Frequent droughts and extreme weather conditions threaten the plants and the ecosystem.
Wild Asian elephants step into cropland due to continuous dry weather
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As local people's awareness of animal protection improves, the relationship between animal and human is now getting better. They are searching for a new way of harmony and coexistence.
A natural storyteller
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The Chinese version of the revised edition of Life on Earth has been published this month. The translation was done by three nature lovers who have, over the period of six months, translated the book in their spare time.
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As of last year, Yunnan has invested more than 11 million yuan (about 1.56 million U.S. dollars) in the protection of green peafowls, implementing monitoring systems and providing water and food sources to the species.
Super rice grows in Yunnan
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Last year, the output of the zone reached 1,138 kilograms per mu and now it is expected to reach 1,200 kilograms per mu.
Reclusive ethnic villagers lifted out of poverty by protecting nature
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To tackle both the environment crisis and the poverty issue, finding a new way of living for the villagers without damaging nature was key.
Livestream e-commerce forms a trend in Yunnan
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Yunnan province has recently seen a trend of livestream e-commerce and online tourist services.In Kunming’s D...
An expert's bad blood with mosquitos in fight against malaria
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Dong and his colleagues would go out to rural villages in the remote Yunnan from March to November each year to conduct field surveys.
Risk rising of imports of virus via land border
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Despite a downward trend in new novel coronavirus cases found in inbound travelers, China is not easing border controls and will further ramp up epidemic control capabilities at border cities.
Starbucks, poverty foundation launch coffee farming initiative
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Under this new initiative, about 1,400 farmers from the involved villages will be given basic equipment and other resources for coffee planting, with the goal of elevating local coffee agriculture and increasing farmers' incomes.
Yunnan sees worst drought in 10 years
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Located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the province has seen an uneven and lesser amount of precipitation this year. The drought is estimated to continue till the rainy season in early summer.
China's urban planning made life easier during epidemic
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China leveraged its sustainable infrastructure to cope with the shift in demands for water supply, power and communication during difficult times.
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The donation was spent on buying masks which were quickly sent in batches to Japan. The association has received the first batch of the donated masks.
Yunnan prepares for uptick in COVID-19
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Yunnan has 45 medical teams, staffed by more than 3,100 experts and medical personnel, to support border prefectures and counties. It plans to beef up the reserve of medical protective supplies and offer more personnel training to fight COVID-19.
Poverty alleviation in China: A must-win battle despite COVID-19 outbreak
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2020 marks the final year for the fight against poverty. China is using its concrete actions to dismiss concerns. The epidemic may toughen the task, but the country is focused on reaching the goal of alleviating poverty on time.
Public, private sectors rev up support for cross-border e-commerce
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Over the years of ups and downs, the B2B e-commerce trading and service platform has helped many small- and micro-sized enterprises to conduct business across the border.
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Middle schools and secondary vocational schools can resume classes from April 20. Grade four to six students in elementary schools will return to school from April 26, with students of lower grades returning from May 6.
Workers construct bridge beams for Mojiang-Lincang highway in Yunnan
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Workers construct bridge beams for the Mojiang-Lincang highway, a 236-km-long expressway connecting Mojiang Hani Autonomous County to Lincang City in Yunnan Province, at full stretch to ensure the highway's opening to traffic by the end of 2020.
Smart city platform improves urban management in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
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Hangzhou's City Brain is a smart city platform aiming to improve urban management with the use of big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, among other cutting-edge technologies.
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