Education and Skills
Crossing the line: a creative approach to improving rural education
An NGO is aiming to strengthen equality between rural and urban areas of China.
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China
China has just built the world’s longest elevated cycle path
The Xiamen bicycle skyway connects the city’s main residential and business districts.
Ageing
In the technological revolution, older Chinese people are being left behind
Information technology has become a barrier for older people, blocking them off from a fast-changing world.
Manufacturing
A new global arms race, China’s green mega-city and other top stories from the past week
Also in our round-up of top articles from the past seven days: Africa's manufacturing renaissance and the limitations of blockchain.
China
China has created a giant panda-shaped power plant
China has starting building solar farms in the shape of giant pandas.
Climate Change
5 places relocating to flee rising seas, drone-lead precision forestry and other stories you may have missed this week
Also in our round-up of top articles from the past seven days: Why Chinese cinema might boom and Finland’s secret to great schools.
China
Here's how one farmer saved his village from a lack of water resources
Without water resources, a small village in Guizhou lived in poverty, until a local farmer set out to change its fate.
China
It's the age of unicorns. And here's how China is ranking
China Money Network has launched the China Unicorn Ranking 2017, the most complete list of all private start-ups in China.
China
China’s newest megacity will run entirely on renewable energy
Superior in size and sustainability, Xiongan blows other smart cities out of the water.
Environment
China's consumer boom creates mountains of waste, and a big opportunity
Environmental entrepreneur Tom Szaky on the quest to clean up China’s recycling industry.
China
Yes, you really can plant trees all over a city to make it cleaner and better
The Liuzhou Forest City, a green city that fights air pollution, is under construction in China
China
Why Chinese youth are increasingly dropping out of society
As the economy slows and social expectations rise, youngsters are rejecting traditional notions of success and embracing a culture known as ‘sang.’
Future of Energy
This region of China just ran on renewable energy for an entire week
An entire region of China just ran on 100% renewable energy for 7 days.
China
2,000 leaders of tech and state just met in China. Here are the highlights
From China's geopolitical rise to blockchain tech and bullet-proof batteries, here are the 10 best bits from this week's World Economic Forum in China.
China
19 amazing facts we learned at our meeting in China
From the number of people looking for love in China and the secret to a happy life, to cars with 20 doors and the economic value of AI, here's a selection of some of the most eye-catching...