As many as 82 dinosaur fossil sites were confirmed by experts from Zhejiang Province between 2006 and 2013.[Photo: zjww.gov.cn] East China’s Zhejiang Province was a “Jurassic Park” with a wide variety of dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period, ac… read more
A new round of air pollution is expected to hit Beijing and parts of northern and eastern China due to unfavorable weather conditions, the China National Environmental Monitoring Center has warned. Apart from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, which is… read more
Taiwan has reported three H5N6 bird flu cases this week, and authorities are reinforcing measures to prevent further infections. The latest case was reported Sunday when turkeys from a farm in Tainan city were confirmed as infected with the virus, acc… read more
A number of provinces in China have stepped up efforts to prevent H7N9 avian flu following reports of scattered human cases of the virus. Authorities closed 280 live poultry trading and slaughtering venues in Suining city, southwest China’s Sichuan Pr… read more
Beijing saw a 30.5 percent fall in fireworks and firecracker sales during Spring Festival compared to last year, mainly due to pollution concerns, according to municipal authorities Sunday. It is the sixth consecutive annual decline since 2012, accord… read more