Day: October 9, 2025

China has switched on a world-first solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert that is said to be a cheaper and more efficient use of the technology with potential to be scaled up. Advertisement Built by the China Three Gorges Corporation, the plant in Guazhou county in northwestern Gansu province uses two towers feeding a single turbine system – the first time this has been done. Nearly 27,000 mirrors have been installed to focus sunlight onto the 200-metre (656 feet) towers, which are about 1km (0.62 miles) apart. This…

The US embassy in China has stopped posting regular updates to its official social media accounts as a result of the government shutdown. Advertisement This triggered a wave of discussion among social media users, many of whom used the occasion to take potshots at the American political system. “Because of the lapse in appropriations, this account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent safety and security information,” the embassy accounts on Chinese and US platforms said. The posts added that scheduled passport and…