Will China’s ‘no tunnel, no toxic waste’ uranium mine be a nuclear energy game changer?

Will China’s ‘no tunnel, no toxic waste’ uranium mine be a nuclear energy game changer?

China has made a breakthrough in uranium mining and processing by unlocking complex sandstone deposits once seen as too challenging to develop, as Beijing ramps up efforts towards a green transition and energy security. The country’s largest natural uranium project had yielded its first barrel, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced on Saturday. The “National…

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Technology Sows Seeds of Hope in Combating Desertification

Technology Sows Seeds of Hope in Combating Desertification

HOHHOT, CN / ACCESSWIRE / December 23, 2024 / China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration recently announced 40 forestry industry standards, among which the “Technical Specifications for Desertified Grassland Control” compiled by M-Grass Ecological Environment (Group) Co., Ltd. was included, providing technical support for the ongoing Three-North Shelterbelt Program. This photo taken on Nov. 4,…

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Xi Jinping calls for wider use of Mandarin in China’s border areas amid security push

Xi Jinping calls for wider use of Mandarin in China’s border areas amid security push

President Xi Jinping has called for national security and social stability to be upheld in China’s border regions and for Mandarin to be spoken more broadly in those areas, according to state media. Addressing a Politburo study session on Monday, Xi said maintaining security and stability was the “baseline requirement” for border governance, state news…

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Indonesia arrests Chinese man based in Singapore wanted by Beijing for money laundering

Indonesia arrests Chinese man based in Singapore wanted by Beijing for money laundering

Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost US$18 million from a criminal online gambling group in China, officials said on Thursday. Yan Zhenxing was detained on Monday by immigration officers at a cross-border ferry terminal on Batam island, next to Singapore. Yuldi Yusman, the Director…

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