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Too much sugar in nectar 'slows down bees'

The more sugar nectar has, the thicker it becomes - and that creates problems for bees.

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What next after the phase one trade deal?

China and the U.S. signed a phase one trade deal on January 15 in Washington, DC. The deal is much more than just increasing China's imports of U.S. goods and services by 200 billion U.S. dollars

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Chinese scientists develop "armor" against herbicides for crops

Chinese scientists have developed a protective agent that can reduce the effects of herbicide on crops, according to the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese

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Local plants in Xinjiang county flourish as saline water turned fresh

03:25 In just an hour, 70-year-old Abdurehman Mamat turns an apricot trunk into a traditional wooden spoon.It's something seen on many dinner tables throughout Kalpin county in northwe

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U.S. soybean futures rise to highest level since summer 2018 on trade optimism

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed for the trading week ending Jan. 10, with soybeans closing at the highest price since summer 2018 on expectations for more Chinese pu

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Commentary: Innovation offers benefits for all

Chinese scientists and research projects were honored Friday with national science awards in a high-profile event to recognize the innovative spirit that is key to the

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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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Eco-friendly coal-fired plant powers houses, wins hearts in Pakistan

Surrounded by patches of wheat, sugarcane and guava orchards, the 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant located in the Sahiwal district of Pakistan's east Punjab provin

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Eco-friendly coal-fired plant powers houses, wins hearts in Pakistan

Surrounded by patches of wheat, sugarcane and guava orchards, the 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant located in the Sahiwal district of Pakistan's east Punjab provin

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Xinhua Headlines: Eco-friendly coal-fired plant powers houses, wins hearts in Pakistan

As a major investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Sahiwal power plant has so far generated 21.83 billion KWh of electricity, effectively narr

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Xinhua Headlines: Struggling to profit from cotton, U.S. farmer counts on trade deal with China

When the news came that China and the United States had agreed on the text of a phase-one deal toward resolving their trade disputes, cotton farmer Joe Boddiford felt greatly relieved. by Xinhua writ

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Asia stocks subdued by rising yields, earnings deluge

AsianstocksstartedinmutedfashiononMondayasinvestorsbracedforabevyofearningsfromtheworld’slargestcorporations,whilekeepingawaryeyeonU.S.bondyieldsastheyapproache

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Chinese scientists find gene that increases rice yields in saline soil

Chinesescientistshavefoundagenethatcanhelpreducetheeffectofsoilsalinizationonriceyields.Thegene,namedSTRK1,iscrucialinreducingtheharmcausedbyhighsaltinfiltratio