INNOVATION

With an 18,000 kilometer coastline, China has a unique opportunity to use its offshore wind farms for social good. Our Host James Chau looks at different facilities that are meeting demand for the huge population, but in a green and sustainable way. Windmills dotted in the water are a familiar sight in areas such as Jiangsu that are powering electricity with nature's blessing.

Nature has long sat at the heart of Chinese life with 90% of people in China making their living off agriculture as recently as the 1940s. Now, they have turned to "smart farming", which uses cloud computing, driverless vehicles, and agricultural drones to grow and harvest crops more sustainably. This story from our Host, James Chau.

The "impossible" becomes the "possible" whenever we achieve a human breakthrough. One example is China's lunar exploration program that seeks to accomplish a manned moon landing in the next decade, and create a research station where we can broaden our understanding of Earth's only natural satellite. This story by our Host James Chau.

A new aircraft carrier has launched in Shanghai with innovation at its core. The Fujian is a 300-meter vessel that allows planes to take-off using updated technology that is safer, more reliable, and less reliant on natural resources. This story by our Host James Chau.

The future of jobs is a challenge for many parts of the world as young people find a way to learn and thrive during a pandemic, and as the global economy heads towards a possible recession. In Hong Kong, a youth employment scheme is trying to match college graduates to new opportunities, and broaden their horizons in the Greater Bay Area — an economic zone led by Hong Kong, Macau and Gangzhou. This story by our Host James Chau.

Electricity is the lifeblood of any city, and with more people living in urban centers today than rural areas the significance of that is huge. If there’s

Growing Rice as a Way to Solve Hunger

Some of the great stories of the 20th century were built in the shipping ports of America, Europe, and China. Shanghai is one example, as the world's largest unmanned terminal, and a range of 'smart' features that is supporting the global supply chain in a time of a pandemic. Our Host James Chau looks closer at what it offers.

America has many beautiful train journeys, including the overnight service from Seattle to Los Angeles that gives passengers an unrivaled view of the West Coast. The equivalent in China is the Huang-Hang Railway that allows you to see the dawn rise on Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, and be back in time in downtown Hangzhou for sunset — tracing the footsteps of Marco Polo, the Italian explorer who traveled through China in the 13th century.