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China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here's how this unique scheme works

In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to fully capture how the dam would affect the surrounding rainforest, and particularly the endangered green…

The Conversation

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reportedly ate hallucinogenic mushrooms at restaurant during China visit

Mushrooms are delicacy in Yunnan province

The Independent UK

Southern China Faces Tight Power Supply Amid Hot Weather

Demand in Guangdong surges just as supply from Yunnan hydropower plants dries up following low precipitation

Caixin Global

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Protesters clash with police in China over partial demolition of mosque

Unrest breaks out in Muslim town of Nagu in Yunnan as people object to removal of dome and minarets

The Guardian - UK

Asian elephant habitat shrinks almost two-thirds

Habitats suitable for elephants in Asia have shrunk by almost two-thirds over the past three centuries, according to a new study.

Bangkok Post

In China's Yunnan province, forests provide haven for biodiversity

Located in south-western China, Yunnan province is the same size as Germany. It's home to almost 20,000 plant and 2,000 animal species, most of which are protected and unique to the region. Yunnan is a haven of biodiversity and a showcase for environmental protection in China, where scientists and nature…

France 24

Thailand eyes more mini-FTAs in China

Thailand wants to sign mini-free trade agreements (mini-FTAs) with the Chinese city of Shenzhen and the province of Yunnan in March and April, respectively, after the mini-FTA with Hainan resulted in a significant growth of Thai exports.

Bangkok Post

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Ex-girlfriends crash wedding with banner threatening to expose groom's past

A group of women clearly unhappy with how their ex-boyfriend treated them, swarmed his wedding in Yunnan, China, holding up a large red banner which read: "We are the team of Chen’s ex-girlfriends, today we will destroy you”

Daily Mirror

Zero-Covid Left in Dust as Chinese Revelers Fuel Travel Boom

Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion. As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Yunnan boosts coffee-related tourism

KUNMING: The cultural and tourism authorities of southwest China's Yunnan province have recently rolled out six tourist routes in a bid to further boost the high-quality development of tourism related to coffee resources.

Bangkok Post

New coronavirus at 'particular risk' of jumping to humans discovered in Chinese bats

Scientists have identified five viruses “likely to be pathogenic to humans or livestock” after taking samples from 149 bats across Yunnan province in China, with one closely related to SARS-CoV-2

Daily Mirror

Chinese civil war refugee makes love for Taiwan flag a dining experience

Days away from Taiwan's National Day, a long line of people snakes out of Chang Lao-wang's restaurant, where the Chinese civil war refugee displays his ardent love for Taiwan's flag while serving up Yunnan rice noodles to the lunchtime crowd.

Reuters

China's digital nomads make their move

DALI, Yunnan: After a hard day’s work, programmer Richard Hao powers down his laptop in a cafe overlooking Dali’s picturesque lake and drinks in the view. Like a growing number of digital nomads in China, he’s turned his back on big-city living and moved to the tourist hub in Yunnan…

Bangkok Post

Chinese port reopening buoys Thai exporters

The business community in northern Thailand is optimistic about a pickup in trading activity on the Mekong River with the reopening of Guan Lei Port in Yunnan province of China.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Fossil Discovery Solves Mystery of How Pandas Became Vegetarian

The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family. Fossils dating back about six million years found in southwest China's Yunnan province included a greatly enlarged wrist…

Daily Mirror

Mum gobsmacked after adopted 'puppy' turns out to be dangerous endangered animal

Owner Su Yun welcomed a new 'puppy' into her home and raised it for two years before calling in Yunnan Wildlife Rescue Centre when it started walking around on its hind leg

Evening Standard

Year of the Horse: The best Chinese restaurants in London, from A Wong to the Sichuan

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