Durian is known for its onion-like odor—that’s a charitable description—which repels many, while others love it. It’s so strong that Singapore, despite consuming vast quantities of the enormous spiky fruit, bans it on public transport.
China might start to see better air this winter as it prepares to heat millions of houses for the first time by gas, and continues a clampdown on coal to battle its deadly pollution.
Close to 700 million people in China are expected to travel during the country’s National Day holidays, known as the Golden Week, which kicked off on Sunday (Oct. 1). That’s about half the country’s nearly 1.4 billion population.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is nearly upon us—falling on Oct. 4 in 2017 and Sept. 24 in 2018 (it takes place on the 15th of the eighth month on the lunar calendar)—which means family reunions and endless mooncakes in many Asian communities around the world.
China’s push to promote electric cars comes with a lot of benefits for a country that suffers from terrible air pollution from its reliance on fossil fuels. But there’s always a downside—electric car batteries are toxic if not disposed of properly, and China’s on the verge of having to deal with a slew of batteries that can no longer hold a charge.
Chinese tourists have the reputation they do for a reason.
Nine years ago this week, as stocks were tanking in the global financial recession, Warren Buffett put money into a little-known mobile phone battery maker in Shenzhen. This year, with China making it clearer than ever that fossil-fuel cars aren’t going to be welcome for long, that bet is doing better than it’s done in a while.
Close to 50,000 people have evacuated the Mount Agung area in Indonesia’s Bali resort paradise as officials warn that a volcano there might soon erupt for the first time in half a century. A 200-meter (650 feet) tall plume of smoke rose from the mountain Sunday, an official geologist told the BBC, and the area has seen tremors over the past week. On Thursday, some 400 tremors were recorded.
In China, sex can be an awkward topic to talk about publicly. But the country’s most prominent female sexologist is trying to change the public’s mindset through her books, and now through social media.
Over a year into Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial presidency, an overwhelming number of Filipinos still support him.
Tibet is full of unwanted dogs.
On Tuesday (Sept. 19), Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi made her first major remarks on the crisis that has seen 400,000 Rohingya Muslims flee to Bangladesh since late August. While the speech will do little to assuage the criticism she’s facing from the international community, closer to home her reputation looks less tarnished.
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk humans face, according to the World Health Organization, but what does that mean for you? Researchers have put together a map based on new findings that show, depending on where you live, how many years of life that gritty air is stealing.
For all the books, documentaries, and movies about the Titanic, the discovery that Chinese passengers were among those who survived the cruise ship’s sinking has come as a surprise for many, a result of their stories being forgotten in an era of cultural conflicts.
The share of people getting married in China is falling, and the divorce rate is rising—two trends that are worrying not only Chinese parents, but also officials.
When you stay at a five-star hotel, you don’t expect to worry about fresh, clean sheets. You’d only expect the best services money can buy. But five international hotels in Beijing have called those standards into question, after a video revealed unchanged bed linen and dirty toilets.
In 2015, the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—set up a jointly funded alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, calling it the New Development Bank. This past weekend, they watched as the first project it financed began operations.
Archaeologists working in southeastern China said this week they have identified the tomb of Tang Xianzu, a renowned late 16th-century playwright who is often dubbed the country’s Shakespeare.
The family of a missing Chinese scholar in the US is facing questions and criticism online about a fundraising effort underway to help search for her.
Excessive pet pampering, nothing new in the West, is catching on with China’s rising middle class. Though still small by US standards, the nation’s growing market for pet-related offerings—including food, cat litter, dietary supplements, and health care—will reach $2.6 billion by year’s end, according to an estimate from research firm Euromonitor.
In China, scandals over food hygiene and safety are common—and so is public anger over companies trying to cover up problems. But a restaurant chain is getting some credit, at least, for its reaction after an outlet was shown to be infested with rats.
Qi Xi Festival—commonly referred to as Chinese Valentine’s Day—happens on Aug. 28 this year (it takes place on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar). The festival celebrates a nearly 2,000-year-old fairy tale (link in Chinese) originating from the Han Dynasty.
China aims to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. If it succeeds, it will be in no small part thanks to the expertise developed by US firms operating in China.
To search for extraterrestrial life, China launched the world’s largest radio telescope, the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), in September. Located in Pingtang, a mountainous county in the southwestern Guizhou province, the telescope was nicknamed “China’s eye of heaven.”
