Young people in China have set off a nascent counter-culture movement that involves lying down and doing as little as possible and Beijing is not happy about it. Five years ago, Luo Huazhong discovered that he enjoyed doing nothing. He quit his job as a factory worker in China, biked 1,300 miles […]
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China’s Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
Beijing was cloaked by a thick yellow smog today with pollution surging to hazardous levels as a sandstorm swept across China’s capital. City residents used goggles, masks and hair nets to protect themselves from the choking air, with landmarks including the Forbidden City and the distinctive headquarters of state broadcaster […]
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Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing
Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment for humans. The method, detailed in a paper in the Science Translational Medicine journal earlier this month, […]
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Beijing’s new Covid-19 cases now 79, local officials sacked, govt to expand testing
The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases have shot up to 79 in Beijing with health authorities adding 36 more to Sunday’s tally, the country’s health authorities announced early on Monday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday that it received reports of 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on […]