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Shenzhen Bans Outdoor Barbecue to Improve Air Quality

This new policy is part of a larger sustainable action plan looking to reduce and stabilize PM2.5 levels across the city.

by Barnaby Lofton, 14 May 2020

Garbage Sorting is Now Mandatory in Beijing

It’s official: trash sorting is now mandatory in Beijing.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 06 May 2020

A Guide to Garbage Disposal and Recycling in China

How to properly dispose rubbish under China's new trash sorting rules.

by That's, 06 May 2020

3 Zero-Waste Tips to Reduce COVID-19 Risk and Protect the Environment

Follow these zero-waste tips to prevent the spread of germs and divert single-use items from ending up in landfills.

by Michelle Myra Archila, 22 April 2020

China Plans to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics by 2025

China is not messing around when it comes to reducing its plastic pollution problem.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 21 January 2020

Chinese Cities PM2.5 Level Down Over 40%

The minister of ecology and environment said that 74 Chinese cities saw their average concentration of PM2.5 drop by 41.7%

by Ryan Gandolfo, 04 October 2019

Author and Curator Stanley Chen Discusses Environmental Art

The Tara Ocean Foundation was founded 16 years ago in 2003, with a mission to combine science and art.

by Bryan Grogan, 26 September 2019

Spotlight: Emmanuel and Miguel, Cofounders of Boomi

The duo is transforming the plastic consuming habits of individuals in Asia – one bamboo toothbrush at a time.

by Phoebe Kut, 19 September 2019

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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

I will better use a more traditional way of learning Chinese with the help of books, courses, and applications like https://www.hackchinese.com, http://jukuu.com/ or http://tatoeba.org/. Magic pill is a very dangerous illusion.

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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