Albee Zhang

2 months ago | nieman.harvard.edu | Robert Libetti |Darcel Rockett |Albee Zhang

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 leading journalists from around the world for two semesters of study at Harvard University, where they will research climate change, the use of artificial intelligence in newsgathering, the proliferation of misinformation, campaigns to silence the free press and other urgent societal and media issues. The cohort will arrive in Cambridge this fall from throughout the U.S. and a dozen other countries.

Jul 16, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Liz Lee |Albee Zhang

17 July 2024 - 08:54 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Rescue workers drain floodwater in a street during heavy rainfall in Changsha, Hunan province, in China on June 24 2024. Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China R232bn in the first half of the year. File photo.

Jul 16, 2024 | dailystarnewstoday.com | Liz Lee |Albee Zhang |Ryan Woo |Christian Schmollinger

BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) – A small town in China’s Henan was lashed by almost a year’s worth of rain in one day as the extreme storms that battered the south this summer shift to the central and northern provinces. As of 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Tuesday, 606.7mm (24 inches) of rainfall had been logged in Dafengying over a 24 hour-period, the most anywhere in China, according to national weather forecasters. That compares with the average annual rainfall of 800mm in the area.

Jun 24, 2024 | sightmagazine.com.au | Albee Zhang |Ella Cao |Ryan Woo |David Adams

Beijing, ChinaReutersHeavy rains swamped the southern Chinese city of Changsha on Monday, turning roads into rivers and submerging pedestrian underpasses and subway tunnels. Emergency crews ferried locals to and from their homes on rubber boats and headed out to rescue drivers trapped on flooded roads, state CCTV reported.

Jun 16, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | Kevin Yao |Albee Zhang |Ellen Zhang

Open this photo in gallery:An employee works on a production line at a car wheel rim factory in Qingzhou, in eastern China'a Shandong province, on June 17.STR/Getty ImagesPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountChina’s May industrial output lagged expectations and a slowdown in the property sector showed no signs of easing despite policy support, adding pressure on Beijing to shore up growth.