Plastic bag ban in Jilin Province seems successful

Jilin Province in 2015 officially implemented a ban plastic order” and became China’s first province with a comprehensive ban for plastic bags. The production and sale of non-degradable disposable plastic shopping bags and plastic cutlery has now become a...

CAS Kunming Institute of Botany solves walnut genome

China is the world’s largest walnut growing countries, with yields of 850.000 tons at a value of 26,6 billion Yuan. The most important production is in Yunnan. CAS news release, February 2, 2016