4 d. ago US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China

The US Congress is poised to bar companies with ties to China from gaining clean energy tax credits – a move that critics warn could jeopardise dozens of planned projects and freeze investment in a sector already struggling to decouple from the country. After an overnight series of amendment votes, the Senate on Tuesday passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – which would also remove the decades-old “de minimis” trade rule that allows low-value packages to avoid duties and rigorous...

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1 week ago Leech discovered in China cave does not suck blood and crawls like a worm. See it

Leech discovered in China cave does not suck blood and crawls like a worm. See it  Miami Herald

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2 w. ago Caves near China’s ‘Avatar Mountains’ found packed with decade

Caves near China’s ‘Avatar Mountains’ found packed with decade-old trash  CNN

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2 w. ago Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China  The New York Times

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2 w. ago Viral videos prompt mass cleanup of caves near China’s famed ‘Avatar’ mountains

Viral videos prompt mass cleanup of caves near China’s famed ‘Avatar’ mountains  CNN

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2 w. ago China works to clear a decade of garbage from caves near ‘Avatar’ mountains

China works to clear a decade of garbage from caves near ‘Avatar’ mountains  CNN

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3 w. ago Chinese man, 35, refuses to work or get married, lives in a cave for 4 years

A 35-year-old man in China who believes work and marriage are redundant notions has been living in a cave for four years. Min Hengcai from southwestern China’s Sichuan province calls home the adapted cavern in the town where he was raised. At the end of 2021, he gave up a ride-hailing driving job, which earned him 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) a month in the city, and returned home to live a life of seclusion. Min said he found work meaningless. He had previously worked for 10 hours a day to repay a...

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3 w. ago From Avatar to mountain of rubbish: China pulls decade of trash from caves

Chinese authorities have cleaned up more than 50 tonnes of rubbish from ancient caves in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, a stunning site that inspired a location in Avatar, and punished four officials after the cavities became a stinking dumping ground. The clean-up came around two weeks after a viral video showed the state of a natural cave in Zhangjiajie’s Cili county in Hunan province that had been used for years by nearby villagers to dump rubbish, resulting in garbage piling up “as high...

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4 w. ago Dramatic video shows dangers of play at China Walls and Spitting Caves

Dramatic video shows dangers of play at China Walls and Spitting Caves  Maui Now

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