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PHOTOS: Beijing's Naked Run Has No Actual Naked People

Runners cast off (most of) their clothes all in the name of environmental protection.

by Daniel Mannering, 01 March 2016

Photographer Kyle Obermann Wins the WildChina 2017 Explorer Grant

We catch up with the photographer and conservationist to find out more about his upcoming grant-winning project in the Hengduan Tibetan region.

by Dominique Wong, 07 June 2017

China Slams Shanghai for Slacking Off with Pollution Cleanup

An inspection team from the central government claims Shanghai is slacking off in its efforts to improve the city's environment.

by Ilona Dielis, 17 April 2017

Airpocalypse Off Scale as Beijing Goes 'Beyond Index'

Beijing issues highest smog alert of the year as Xi Jinping meets in Paris to discuss climate change.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 30 November 2015

Kashgar Named China's Most Polluted City

Xinjiang dominates Greenpeace's quarterly survey of the most polluted cities in China.

by Isabella Farr, 25 April 2016

Agent Orange: Shanghai Gets Worst Smog Alert Yet

Shanghai issues first ever orange alert for hazardous smog.

by Virginia Werner, 16 December 2015

China Restarts Coal-Fired Power Plants Amid Natural Gas Shortage

Cold weather and missing infrastructure threaten to reverse China’s progress on coal pollution

by Adam Robbins, 15 December 2017

French Expat Mistaken as Spy in South China after Picking up Trash

A plogging enthusiast, the French national helped grow the sport in Huizhou.

by Tristin Zhang, 29 August 2018

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Follow up: Zoe Stephens is running a marathon in Tonga on October 17, 2020 to support the newly formed Tonga Animal Welfare Society. This is first animal welfare organization in Tonga, which has no veterinarians and few pet supplies and medications in the country. TAWS is teaching children about how to care for animals and also educating their fellow citizens to treat dogs and cats as family members rather than as food. If you have time, please check out her event. GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/3lQZuD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tongamarathon

Tongatapu

October 13, 2020 at 3:18 am

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Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:25 am

Great article! Thank you for the list. I will add these characters to my profile at ‘Hack Chinese’ app to memorize them. Learning characters is the most difficult part for me, especially if they are the most complicated ones(

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:22 am

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