WeChat: the Chinese social media app that has dissidents worried
Activists believe security services are using WeChat to monitor in real time the movements of some of its 200 million subscribersAngela Zou hardly writes text messages now. Sitting at her office desk...
View ArticleChina's taste for pork serves up a pollution problem
No one asked the villagers of Houtonglong before the pig farm was built near their homes and their health began to sufferFan Jianjun points to a concrete pipe jutting from the lake bank. Sludge spews...
View ArticleHow China's love affair with pork is creating a pollution problem - video
Pork is China's favourite meat. Last year the country produced 50m tonnes – more than half the world's total – and as the disposable incomes of China's 1.3bn people rise, their appetite is growing....
View ArticleChina loves pork too much | Nicola Davison
The thousands of pig carcasses dumped in a river are a symptom of the rush to satisfy the demand for meatOver the last fortnight, more than 16,000 dead pigs have been recovered from tributaries of the...
View ArticleRivers of blood: the dead pigs rotting in China's water supply
Shanghai's drinking water is under threat after 16,000 diseased pig carcasses are found in tributaries of the Huangpu riverStanding on the quay, Mrs Wu jokes that there are more pigs than fish in...
View ArticleChina reports nine bird flu cases amid allegations of cover up on social media
H7N9 killed two men in Shanghai, reports of the disease have also emerged in eastern Anhui and Jiangsu provincesNine reported cases of avian flu in eastern China have galvanised the country's health...
View ArticleChina bird flu scare: 'My family and I don't dare to eat anything these days'
As H7N9 bird flu virus becomes latest food scare to sweep China, concern grows over impact on domestic meat industryAmong the bustle of morning trade at Yanqing food market, one corner remains quiet....
View ArticleChina's wine boom of little profit to giant pandas and small farmers
Vineyard growth plan for 'Bordeaux of China' raises concerns for animal habitats and livelihoods of villagers who switch to grapesIn 1985, Li Hua visited a valley in the foothills of the Tibetan...
View ArticleVisitors flock to China's 'kingdom of women'
Influx of tourists boost area that is home to one of the last matrilineal societies in the worldAs the tourist bus trundles towards the lake nestled in the roots of the Himalayas, a sign arcs the road....
View ArticleChina eyes Antarctica's resource bounty
Experts raise concerns over China's ambitions in mineral-rich continent as Snow Dragon icebreaker embarksChina's colossal red icebreaker, the Xuelong or Snow Dragon, embarked on a 155-day expedition to...
View ArticleMomo, the Chinese app that exposes sex and generational divides
Momo attracts 100m social networking users, but is trying to shake off its 'hookup' reputationWhen Chen Xiaozhe downloaded the smartphone application Momo, his intentions were clear. "My principal...
View ArticleChina's obsession with vertical cities
By the end of next year one-in-three of the world’s 100m+ skyscrapers will be in China, as its state-orchestrated urbanisation drive prompts a megacity building bonanzaIn late September, the Council on...
View Article3D-printed cities: is this the future?
Hailed as a housing solution for slums and a rapid response to disaster-stricken communities, 3D-printed architecture holds a lot of promise. But what problems lie behind its production, and can we...
View Article'Our purity is above 99%': the Chinese labs churning out legal highs for the...
Chinese factories are mass producing novel psychoactive substances that mimic banned substances, destined for an eager market in the US and UKAt midnight on a recent Friday, in a backroom at Chemsun...
View ArticleWhy can’t we cure the common cold?
After thousands of years of failure, some scientists believe a breakthrough might finally be in sight. By Nicola DavisonThe common cold has the twin distinction of being both the world’s most...
View ArticleWhy can’t we cure the common cold? – podcast
After thousands of years of failure, some scientists believe a breakthrough might finally be in sight• Read the text version hereSubscribe via Audioboom, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Mixcloud,...
View ArticleThe Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history?
Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological historyIt was February 2000 and the Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen was...
View ArticleThe Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history? –...
Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological history• Read the text version hereContinue reading...
View ArticleBest audio long reads of 2019: the Anthropocene epoch
Have we entered a new phase of planetary history? Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological history. By Nicola...
View ArticleFrom the archive: The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of...
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2019: Human activity has transformed the Earth –...
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