Millions of residents in northern Chinese cities will literally breathe easy this winter as the air will likely be a lot cleaner, and smog a lot thinner, given that natural gas will increasingly replace dirtier coal as power plant fuel in the region.
There was a time when every winter, as the heating season kicked off in Beijing, my olfactory senses would recoil from the hideous odor of burnt coal in the air, especially during the night.
State-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, said it will further develop geothermal energy in Xiongan New Area, Hebei province, as it seeks to make the smog-ridden region smokeless.
On Nov 16, Shenzhen-based OnePlus, a smartphone maker, achieved a world first. It launched its latest flagship 5T model in New York and simulcast the event live on big screens at leading cineplexes in five major Indian cities.
It should be feasible to scrap the subsidy support for China's wind power development by 2022 given the expected decline in generation costs from lower turbine costs and higher production yields, analysts said.
PARIS - New International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient told AFP on Thursday that he would support a salary cap as the sport looks at ways of improving competitiveness and avoiding the sort of dominance that Team Sky has enjoyed in recent years.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Philip Rivers was more than comfortable on the Thanksgiving stage for the first time in his 14 NFL seasons.
PARIS - Arsene Wenger's Arsenal secured top spot in Europa League Group H on Thursday despite slumping to a 1-0 defeat at Cologne, while AC Milan reached the last 32 by thrashing Austria Vienna.
MILAN - An Italian court sentenced former AC Milan and Brazil forward Robinho in absentia to nine years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of taking part in a gang rape of an Albanian woman in 2013.
LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday played down talk of a rift between himself and fullback Danny Rose after the England international was left out of last week's north London derby against Arsenal.
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