All articles by Hepeng Jia
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BusinessChina clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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NewsChina opens up new energy front as it taps gas hydrates
Fears that drilling marine methane deposits will damage ecosystems and add to climate change
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NewsNew nuclear faces public suspicion in China
Ambitious plans to build more than 60 nuclear plants by 2030 have sparked protests across the country
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BusinessAccidents prompt Chinese industry safety push
Government aims to close or relocate chemical plants to reduce incidents in populated areas
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NewsResearch bureaucracy put in crosshairs by Chinese government
New policy offers scientists greater independence and control of how they spending funding
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NewsDeadly accident sounds alarm for safety in Chinese labs
Postdoc’s death in university chemistry department reflects wider safety problems in academic research
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NewsChina’s first science Nobel prize exposes anxiety on research
Award raises doubts over competitive funding model that apes western science
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NewsTianjin blast prompts safety overhaul
China’s chemical industry comes under scrutiny in the wake of deadly explosions
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NewsChina 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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NewsHopes 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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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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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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GSK’s China troubles continue
Analysts say stings will only drive corruption into less visible channels
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NewsScientists 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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China struggles to speed up drug reviews
Regulator considers outsourcing reviews, and creates a fast-track scheme for priority generics
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ResearchFatal toxins found in ‘edible’ wild mushrooms
Deadly kidney disease linked to one mushroom may also be caused by a related species that was thought to be safe to eat
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NewsChina 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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China plans ‘green’ open access future
Major Chinese science funders want research they pay for publicly available within a year
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BusinessChinese-made DNA sequencer aims to challenge foreign dominance
Domestic instrument pitching for a slice of the world’s fastest growing genome sequencing market