In its push for a sustainable world, China has committed to planting and conserving billions of trees. This means almost a quarter of the country will be covered in forested land. Our Host James Chau looks at the vision for a peaceful and prosperous planet.

China has the world's fourth richest biodiversity. But 15,000 species of potentially endangered plants have been transferred to the National Botanical Garden in Beijing, where a special research team will conserve and manage their future for next generations. Plants are critical to providing food and oxygen — and also helps to ensure that our global ecosystem thrives. Thus, our survival depends on its own wellbeing. This story by our Host James Chau.

Cultures can be distinct to geography. But we explore the relationship between Chinese painting and Western classical music — where the ink brush and the violin bow are used in similar and extraordinary ways. This story by our Culture Contributor Tasmin Little.