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New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a metre-long bony fish with jaws full of clusters of spiky teeth.

The Conversation

Yu Menglong Death Mystery: 'Ultimate Betrayal' Details Allege 'Great Massacre' In Laboratory

Yu Menglong's death is linked to a shocking network of CCP elites, missing Yunnan children and organ harvesting claims.

International Business Times UK

Archaeologists finally crack origin mystery of Tibet’s ‘ghost ancestors’

Study confirms China’s Yunnan province as key crossroads of human migration

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Chinese Tea Hub Branches Into Coffee As Tastes Change

At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown beans into steaming cups of coffee, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink.

International Business Times

China's Yunnan feels Myanmar's 7.7 earthquake, no casualties reported

Firefighters in Yunnan responded to a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Myanmar. Despite strong tremors, no casualties or major damage was reported.

Euronews

The perfect holidays for anyone inspired by the new David Attenborough series

From Bengal tigers to snub-nosed monkeys, here’s how to get close to some amazing animals

The Independent UK

Farms to fame: How China’s rural influencers are redefining country life

In the quiet backwaters of Yunnan, Dong Meihua – though her followers know her by the public alias Dianxi Xiaoge – has done something remarkable: She’s taken the pastoral simplicity of rural China and made it irresistible to millions. In her hands, a village kitchen becomes a stage, and the…

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The Big Steep: Why Are People Investing in Pu-erh Tea?

Speculators, collectors, stock-like tickers, and a trade in futures are brewing a frenzy over a tea that tastes like “licking honey off a bison”

The Walrus

Two More Officials From Corruption-Plagued Chinese City Fall Under Graft Probe

Chen Zhi, vice mayor of Qujing, Yunnan province, and Bi Shangpeng, former vice chairman of the city’s people’s congress standing committee, are being investigated by local graft busters

Caixin Global

Two Killed, 21 Injured In Hospital Knife Attack In China

Authorities investigate a deadly knife attack at a hospital in Yunnan province, China, leaving 2 dead and 21 injured. Suspect apprehended, but details stil...

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CGN to Start Building Southeast Asia’s Largest Clean Energy Facility in Laos

Electricity generated in the Laos renewable energy base will be transferred to ease shortages in South China’s Yunnan province

Caixin Global

Steel Mills in Yunnan Cut Production as Industry Bleeds Losses

Coordinated reduction in steel production comes as the industry is being squeezed by sluggish demand from the real estate sector

Caixin Global

Landslide Kills at Least 20 in Southwest China

Another 24 people remained missing as of Tuesday afternoon following the disaster in Yunnan province

Caixin Global

Twenty Dead In Southwest China Landslide

The pre-dawn landslide buried 18 homes and sparked the evacuation of more than 200 people when it struck in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province early Monday.

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China races to find landslide survivors in subzero temperatures

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in the predawn disaster in southwestern Yunnan, with dozens missing.

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Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries dozens of people

The disaster struck in the early morning in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. Rescue efforts were underway to find victims buried in houses, officials said.

Al Jazeera

Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province

Rescue efforts under way in mountainous area of southwestern China after pre-dawn disaster.

The Hindu

Museum on Allied airmen who went down over ‘The Hump’ opens

Inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh, The Hump WWII Museum pays tribute to fallen airmen of Allied forces who flew treacherous air route between Assam and Yunnan in World War II. U.S. Ambassador to India and Arunachal Pradesh CM inaugurated museum, praising airmen's bravery and efforts of Oken Tayeng and team

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China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here's how this unique scheme works

In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to fully capture how the dam would affect the surrounding rainforest, and particularly the endangered green…

The Independent UK

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reportedly ate hallucinogenic mushrooms at restaurant during China visit

Mushrooms are delicacy in Yunnan province

Caixin Global

Southern China Faces Tight Power Supply Amid Hot Weather

Demand in Guangdong surges just as supply from Yunnan hydropower plants dries up following low precipitation

The Guardian - UK

Protesters clash with police in China over partial demolition of mosque

Unrest breaks out in Muslim town of Nagu in Yunnan as people object to removal of dome and minarets

Bangkok Post

Asian elephant habitat shrinks almost two-thirds

Habitats suitable for elephants in Asia have shrunk by almost two-thirds over the past three centuries, according to a new study.

France 24

In China's Yunnan province, forests provide haven for biodiversity

Located in south-western China, Yunnan province is the same size as Germany. It's home to almost 20,000 plant and 2,000 animal species, most of which are protected and unique to the region. Yunnan is a haven of biodiversity and a showcase for environmental protection in China, where scientists and nature…

Bangkok Post

Thailand eyes more mini-FTAs in China

Thailand wants to sign mini-free trade agreements (mini-FTAs) with the Chinese city of Shenzhen and the province of Yunnan in March and April, respectively, after the mini-FTA with Hainan resulted in a significant growth of Thai exports.

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