A region that holds one of the biggest concentrations of people on Earth could be pushing against the boundaries of habitability and be facing deadly heat waves by the latter part of this century, a new study shows. Research has shown that beyond a certain threshold of temperature and humidity, a person cannot survive unprotected ...
“You have no wish to visit any other mountains after viewing the Five Mountains.”* —Old Chinese saying Mount Tai, also known as Taishan, is one the most sacred mountains of China. Many Chinese emperors have paid homage to the mountain over several centuries, offering their sacrifices to the earth and the heavens. In fact, one ...
On April 24, China observed its third National Space Day. This year, China celebrated the theme of new space developments and ventures. It also announced a plan to build a “lunar palace” as part of a lunar kingdom to explore resources on the surface of the Moon. The base will be made of numerous cabins ...
In the advent of making Indians go cashless, PayPal is strengthening its foothold in the Indian market at the right time. While PayPal was recently launched for domestic operations in India in November 2017, it has been available for Indian users since 2011, albeit with a per transaction limit. On the other hand, PayPal was ...
Since China ended its one-child policy and allowed all families to have up to two children, an additional 90 million women have become eligible to have a second child. However, new UBC sociology research suggests China’s two-child policy could be negatively affecting women’s status and gender equality. The study, published in the Chinese Sociological Review, found ...
A Washington-based law foundation has called for those suspected of being involved in abusive transplant practices in China’s organ harvesting to be held accountable. Led by a group of high-profile lawyers, the China-focused Human Rights Law Foundation (HRLW) released a statement outlining why action against Chinese officials is required by first explaining what has occurred ...
Li Bifeng, Chinese author, poet, and activist, has been working toward democracy in China for decades, where free speech is not tolerated. He wrote a report in 1998 about a courageous sit-in of a group of textile workers on a Chinese highway. This report on the workers’ protest, along with his involvement in the Tiananmen ...
As the world’s 22nd largest economy with a land area of approximately 14,400 square miles (36,000 km2), Taiwan is the world’s 39th largest island. It is about 245 miles (395 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles (145 km) across at its widest point, and has a coastline of 708 miles (1,139 km). There are many beautiful lighthouses in Taiwan. ...
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