Unoccupied housing in China's urban areas emitting massive amounts of carbon, study finds
A group of construction managers and real estate specialists at Tsinghua University, in China, has found that the unusually ...
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China’s Ghost Cities Are a Bigger Climate Problem Than We Thought
China's ghost cities aren't just an economic puzzle — they're a major environmental issue. In the past 50 years, China has ...
China's £73bn mega city with luxury hotels and skyscrapers that is virtually empty
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has invested billions into quickly building this metropolis, but there's barely anyone there.
Inside eerie but new £65bn mega-city with empty streets and barely any residents
Despite its impressive skyline and huge train station, this mega futuristic city has the ability to accommodate up to five ...
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Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport in Balochistan, funded by China, stays empty as locals question its purpose – Here’s why
Fully funded by China, the airport was completed in October 2024 in the coastal city of Gwadar but has yet to open, leaving many to wonder who it was truly built for. Situated in Balochistan ...
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‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers
Some residents, who had prided themselves on living in China’s wealthiest ... and factories to shut down. Empty storefronts are a common sight even in major city centers. Ms. Fu, the restaurant ...
Inside new £188m airport completely empty without a passenger or plane in sight
A mega airport, which has the capacity to carry a whopping 400,000 passengers every year, remains derelict in Pakistan with ...
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Fire burns empty building in Commerce City
China-based Starlink competitor SpaceSail plans to have 15,000 satellites deployed by 2030, and it's not the only one with its eyes on the skies Fast food chain says they’ve ‘RFK’d’ their ...
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Make room Starbucks and McDonald's. China's Mixue and other brands win fans in Southeast Asia
The company, whose brand name Mixue Bingcheng means “Honey Snow Ice City,” in Chinese ... there is a joke that any empty shophouse would soon turn into a Mixue store,” Rahma Yuliana said ...
Five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that changed everything and revealed the best (and worst) of us...JONATHAN MAYO'S gripping day by day accou…
Five years ago this month, Britain entered its first Covid lockdown. Streets were emptied, families separated and the NHS ...