The Huangpu river and the Wujing Coal-Electricity Power Station in Shanghai are pictured, Feb. 21, 2017.

China's Power Producers Face Bankruptcy Threat

Generating companies are squeezed between record coal costs and fixed electricity rates.

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is seen on a screen with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting via video link as Kerry visits Tianjin, China September 1, 2021.

China Puts High Price on Climate Change Deal

2021-09-17

Beijing seeks changes in key US policies in exchange for cooperation.

The twin towers of the World Trade Center billow smoke after hijacked airliners crashed into them.

An Editor Looks Back: The 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

2021-09-11

All nine of RFA’s language services – Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur and Vietnamese – participated in 9/11 coverage.

This file photo shows a gas processing plant during at Galkynysh gas field in eastern Turkmenistan.

China's Gas Shortage Boosts Central Asia's Role

2021-09-10

Climate and security pressures raise questions for military ties with Russia and regional control.

In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province.

China Feels Heat on Climate Change Goals

2021-09-03

Production of steel and cement has grown despite carbon curbs.

A construction employee works on the upper floors at the buidling site of the Wuhan Greenland Center skyscraper in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Sept. 28, 2020.

China’s Crackdown on The Private Sector Raises Risks

2021-08-27

Losses mount as the government targets private enterprises and tech firms.

A Vietnamese soldier stands guard on a deserted road in Ho Chi Minh City, after the government imposed a stricter lockdown until Sept. 16 to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, August 23, 2021.

Double-Edged Sword: The Securitization of COVID Response in Vietnam

2021-08-24

The stunning change in civil-military relations reflects how nervous the leaders in Hanoi are right now, as the pandemic deepens and the death toll continues to climb.

Employees work next to tanks for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a factory in Xian, Shaanxi province, China June 3, 2019. Picture taken June 3, 2019.

China Faces Winter Warnings as Coal Demand Grows

2021-08-20

Analysts say record coal and natural gas prices may lead to power shortages in months ahead.

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule.

A Reporter Looks Back: The Fall of Saigon and the Takeover of Kabul

2021-08-17

Dan Southerland recalls efforts to get helpers out of Saigon ahead of Viet Cong forces.

An aerial photo released by the Yunnan Forest Brigade shows a migrating herd of elephants in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2021.

China’s Roaming Elephants Capture World Attention, Highlight Habitat Loss

2021-08-13

It is unclear why 15 elephants left their home in a nature reserve near China’s border with Laos.

Employees wearing masks work on the air conditioner production line at a Gree factory, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, August 9, 2021. Picture taken August 9, 2021.

China's Economic Growth Overshadowed by COVID Spread

2021-08-13

Flood damage and falling orders add to forecast concerns.

In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province.

China's Call for More Coal May Defy Climate Goals

2021-08-06

Government boosts stockpiles and capacity as power demand climbs.

China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known as "Type 001A", during its first sea trial at sea., in an undated photo released May 18, 2018

Eyes on Africa as China Builds its Third Aircraft Carrier

2021-08-04

China also has been building a new pier at its first naval base at the Red Sea port of Djibouti that will be capable of supporting aircraft carriers.

People walk in Lujiazui financial district during sunset in Pudong, Shanghai, China July 13, 2021.

China Skews Economic Reports to Ease Stability Fears

2021-07-30

State media downplayed recent growth data to minimize drop from first-quarter surge.

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