China to Begin Building World's Largest Supercollider by 2021

China intends to start building the world's most powerful supercollider in 2021 in a bid to quickly transform itself into the world leader in particle physics.

China's eco-civilization plan calls for 23% forest cover by 2020

According to a new United Nations report, China plans to build an "ecological civilization" that could be a model for the rest of the world.

China's forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change

China's sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. The vast destruction of China's forests, leveled after decades of logging, floods and conversion to farmland, has become a story of recovery, according to the first independent verification.

China sets 18% carbon intensity reduction target by 2020

China released its thirteenth five-year plan on Saturday, pledging to cut the carbon intensity of its economy to 18% below current levels by 2020, a target that is likely to guide the CO2 cap in its national emissions trading scheme.

World's largest waste-to-energy plant in China will be topped with green roofs and photovoltaics

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Gottlieb Paludan Architects have just won an international competition to design the world's largest waste-to-energy plant in Shenzhen, China.

China unveils vision of future city

‘IF YOU build it they will come.’ This is the thinking guiding one of China’s most ambitious projects — a plan to build a “smart” city for 500,000 people, from scratch, on four man-made islands in South-East Asia.

China's Dark Matter Satellite Sends Back First Data

There's a new player in the hunt for dark matter: China's Dark Matter Particle Explore (DAMPE) satellite, which launched on December 17. Ground stations have just received the first data beamed back from DAMPE. With all systems fully operational, the satellite officially begins its three-year mission.

Top 10 countries with most supercomputers

Among the significant changes to the latest Top 500 list is the sharp decline in the number of supercomputers in the United States and a great leap made by China.