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Foul air rises over landfill expansion

For the people living along Shenzhen Bay, life has become a nightmare.

Talking trash to avert a crisis

As Hong Kong's landfills approach full capacity, officials hope to delay the date by cutting the amount of trash being produced.

The flowing colors of 798 art district

Huge fashion spreads cover brick walls. Shining steel adorns a maze of pipelines. Both are clear evidence that the days when cavernous concrete ceilings and obsolete machinery used to occupy the site of Beijing's 798 Art Zone have gone.

Inside story - from factory to cultural hub

The concrete structures of the 798 Art Zone in northeastern Beijing stem from the North China Radio Equipment Joint Factory built with help from East Germany in the 1950s.

Nuclear plants see powerful growth

When it comes to finding the solution to China's air pollution problem, experts and environmental officials are unanimous in saying nuclear power is the way to go.

VOC - the initials that are cause for concern

China learned about fine particles and the risks they pose after heavy smog and haze descended on many areas of the country in January.

What's in Beijing's air

Inland plants to solve problems

Building nuclear power plants in inland areas of China is a rational choice for the country's energy plan, with the potential risks all under control, experts say.

Nurses embark on journey to the West

Song Xi, a 24-year-old nurse, is planning her trip to Germany, but the preparations have been far from easy.

Shortages trigger demand overseas

Germany has a history of hiring nurses from abroad when they are in short supply at home, recruiting South Korean nurses as far back as the 1960s, for example.

Valuable lesson in Singapore

Liu Xiaojing, 33, from Shandong province, who worked as a registered nurse in Singapore for 18 months from 2010, says she was impressed by the city state's strict working rules for nurses.