Kunming, capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province, made the list of "2021 Charming China -- Top 10 Chinese Cities with the Most Potential in the Eyes of Foreign Talents".
Now, in the wake of a pivotal global meeting on biodiversity chaired by China, there may be a unique opportunity to change course.
Kunming’s dazzling sunset views
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, recently concluded in Montreal, Canada.
A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section recently.
The China-Laos Railway, a groundbreaking link between the two countries, was gearing up for its rollout, and Thepmoukda, 27, wanted to get involved.
Baer's pochard, classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, and listed as a first-class protected animal in China, has recently been spotted in Dianchi Lake.
International travelers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival in China starting Jan 8, according to the country's latest policy on epidemic control.
