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China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

January 20, 2020

Photo courtesy of AFP Photo/STR Article via Agence France-Presse (AFP) China will ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year in a bid to cut down on waste. The country is one of the world's biggest users of plastic,...

China’s Chang’e-4 Makes Historic Landing on Dark Side of the Moon

January 3, 2019

Photo via CGTN (CNSA Photo) Article by Hu Yiwei, Wu Lei via CGTN China's Chang'e-4 probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 a.m. BJT Thursday. This is the first ever soft-landing on this previously uncharted area. The dark side is never visible from...