All China articles – Page 6
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Business
Three dead in Chinese petrochemical plant fire
Further four workers injured after leaking oil ignited at Qingyang Petrochemical plant in Gansu province
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Business
Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China
Twelve injured by explosion and fire caused by a leaking xylene tank at chemical plant
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FeatureFlowing rivers of mercury
Philip Ball investigates claims that the burial chamber of China’s first emperor contains rivers of shimmering mercury
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News
China looks to alternative hydrocarbons to fuel its future
Ambitious plans to exploit shale and gas hydrates are in the works but technical and environmental challenges remain
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News
China poised to become top science spender
Budgetary pressures on EU, Japan and the US have positioned China to be the highest R&D funder by around 2019, OECD says
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News
Hopes Sino–US climate deal will spur global action in 2015
Historic agreement will see curbs on carbon dioxide and China push to reach peak emissions sooner
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News
China's science academy launches new reform drive
Nation’s largest science body will be reshuffled amid government concerns over lack of research breakthroughs
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Opinion
Appreciating art criticism
Philip Ball considers Chinese works of art that comment on environmental and chemical issues
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News
R&D share for basic research in China dwindles
Warning that the country is too dependent on industry research that lacks novelty
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News
Scientists and university officials caught up in China’s anti-corruption drive
Rising funding for universities may be fuelling corruption, while top bosses’ fiefdoms makes them hard to catch
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Opinion
The energy to fight injustice
Giving the world carbon-free energy means putting nuclear energy back on the agenda, says James Hansen
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Business
China struggles to speed up drug reviews
Regulator considers outsourcing reviews, and creates a fast-track scheme for priority generics
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News
China launches nationwide proteome project
Researchers will map the protein profiles of healthy and ailing organs
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News
Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons
Bombs and mortars abandoned by retreating Japanese troops in China are finally being destroyed
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News
China gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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News
China plans ‘green’ open access future
Major Chinese science funders want research they pay for publicly available within a year
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Business
Chinese police hand GSK bribery case to prosecutors
Investigation alleges senior manager ordered staff to hand out bribes
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Business
GSK corruption investigation widens
BBC investigation airs allegations of misconduct in Poland
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News
Para-xylene plants face uphill struggle for acceptance in China
Chemistry students come to defence of latest project’s safety but government and industry are failing to talk to the public about risk
