by Siyuan Du | Jul 23, 2015 | Business & Tech, Health
WASHINGTON – You see a guy next to you in the grocery store grabbing ground beef, brown rice, green beans and carrots, which all are great stuff for a healthy dinner. But he won’t be eating it; it’s for his dog. Pets have long been considered members of their owners’...
by Siyuan Du | Jul 15, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON — China has taken steps to reduce the heavy air pollution caused by coal-fired power plants, but a lesser-known pollutant has quietly emerged there as an inexpensive but very dirty alternative to coal. Petroleum coke, or petcoke, is a byproduct of petroleum...
by Siyuan Du | Jul 13, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday that his country needs more bilateral trade and investment from the U.S. as it moves to privatize the energy sector and shore up its sagging economy. “The theme is not to make Ukrainian military...
by Siyuan Du | Jul 9, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON — In Western China, abundant but fragile natural resources are juxtaposed against lagging economic development. The unique region is home to many of China’s ethnic minorities, such as the Zhuang group. Increasingly, it’s also the victim of...
by Siyuan Du | Jul 9, 2015 | Business & Tech
Washington – The International Monetary Fund Thursday trimmed the forecast for global economic growth this year to 3.3 percent, mainly due to unexpected output contraction in North America. In the update to its World Economic Outlook, the IMF expected the global...
