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Opinion: Who is responsible for the world’s waste?

Thewaron“foreignwaste”startedlastJulywhenChinabannedimportsof24varietiesofsolidwaste.Backthenmanycommentatorsandindeedtherecyclingindustrywerehopingthattheexecu

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Chinese researchers transform silk for use in skull surgeries

Fewpeoplethinkthatsilkcanbeusedasashieldtodefendthebrain,butChineseresearchershavetransformedthesoftgarmentmaterialintoscrewstostabilizeskullbonesinbrainsurgery

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Chinese industry expert says more R&D needed for high-tech plane parts

Thegovernmentshouldallocatemoresupporttotheresearchanddevelopmentofadvancedaviationmaterialsandtechniquestoimprovethecompetitivenessandcapabilitiesofdomesticall

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China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry

ForyearsChinawastheworld'stopdestinationforrecyclabletrash,butabanoncertainimportshasleftnationsscramblingtofindnewdumpinggroundsforgrowingpilesofgarbage.Thedec

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Trash to art: China’s first low carbon sculpture park opens in Beijing

ThefirstsculptureparkinChinafeaturingartworkmadefromindustrialwastehasopenedinChangping,thenorthwestsuburbofBeijing.ThebrainchildofcuratorandartistZhangBaogui,w

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Russian scientists create material for an "eternal" battery

Thismaterialcanconvertthermalenergydirectlyintoelectricity.AnarticledescribingtheresearchresultswaspublishedintheJournalofMaterialsChemistryA.Thethermoelectrice

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Tight squeeze: The secrets behind Japan's coolest micro homes

A tiny scrap of land might not catch your eye. But to Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto, there's nothing more beautiful.

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Australia denies trying to ‘recruit’ Indonesian soldiers after military ties suspended

Australia on Thursday rejected claims it tried to “recruit” Indonesia’s best soldiers as it worked to mend relations with Jakarta after military ties were suspended.

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U.S. expands challenge to China's restraints on raw material export at WTO

The United States on Tuesday expanded its challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to China's export restraints on key raw materials.

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Japan's excessive nuclear materials pose threat to world

Japan's massive nuclear material stockpiles, enough to produce thousands of nuclear bombs, pose a threat to the world given the growing danger of nuclear terrorism.

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China's economy going through legitimate transition

Lagarde made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua over the weekend during her three day visit to Cameroon that began on Jan. 7.

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Japan's Kao Corp. eyes algae-based shampoo

Japanese household goods maker Kao Corp. may soon be using algae to produce cleansing agents for its products, specifically shampoo, local media reported on Sunday.

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China launches crackdown on online terrorist material

China launched a campaign on Friday to rid the Internet of audio and video materials that promote terrorism and violence.

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FBI to recover deleted data from MH 370 pilot's flight simulator

Director of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey on Wednesday said the FBI technical team will be able to retrieve computer data "shortly" that were deleted from a home flight simulator by the pilot of the missing Malaysian Airlines jet MH 370.

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Effective security mechanism on nuclear materials urged

As world leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the third summit on nuclear security, they were urged to establish an effective mechanism on the control of nuclear material.

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Syrian chemical weapons transfer initiated

A first shipment of chemical materials was moved from Syria on Tuesday, which initiated the process of transferring chemical weapons from the country to locations outside its territory for destruction, said the joint mission overseeing the disarmament.