While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

For example, 72 pesticides approved for use in the United States are banned or in the process of being phased out in the EU.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.

There's always clung to the Tetra Pak a bit of uncertainty regarding its environmental credibility: is it or isn't it green? Tetra Pak recycling rates are lousy, but in at least one life cycle analysis it came out ahead of glass and PET plastic in energy

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.

The unexpectedly fast progress of other countries may even "cancel out" American rollbacks.

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper

The largest greenhouse gas emitter wants wiggle room when it comes to cutting emissions.

If you can't beat 'em, ship 'em. The state of Illinois is spending $2 million to ship invasive Asian carp back to China, where they're considered a delicacy. In Illinois, and the Great Lakes region, they're

37 species under national protection have been observed in the Ziwuling area, thanks to massive reforestation efforts.

It was a sad day last year when intense lobbying efforts in Congress won out, and a ban on BPA in children's products was blocked. But it seems that China and Malaysia have beaten us to the punch. According to Green Biz, China and

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where

Let's not celebrate yet, but if it has, we still need to make the transition happen more quickly.

Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.

Another door has closed for Western nations hoping to dump their trash overseas. Maybe it's time for another model?

A new website aims to gather data on pollution in China.

Over the next five years, it plans to eliminate shopping bags, straws, takeout food containers, and more.

"The public health importance of this is critical because without knowing where the animal origin is it's difficult for us to prevent this from happening again," a WHO official said Wednesday.

Data showed China's exports rose 3.5% from a year ago, versus a 15.7% decline in a Reuters poll.

With the world already reeling from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a reignition in U.S.-China trade tensions would be the "the last thing" anyone needs, according to JPMorgan Asset Management's Alexander Treves.

Oil prices jumped on Thursday on news that China's exports unexpectedly rose last month, and on the back of U.S. output cuts and the slow return of some activity in Europe.

Chinese automakers face the greatest competition from their international rivals, says Janet Lewis, Head of Industrial Research, Asia at Macquarie.

Somshankar Sinha, Director, Asia ex-Japan Oil & Gas Research at Barclays, highlights the firm's lower capex spending as a key area to look out for in the year ahead.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, COO & Managing Director at the World Bank, says China's attempt to shift its economic model will require many policy adjustments.

Alaistair Chan, Economist at Moody's Analytics, attributes the weak data to monetary tightening last year.

CNBC's Julia Wood and Adam Bakhtiar discuss the possibility of Beijing moving in on fresh stimulus measures to prop up its economy.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by overnight gains on Wall Street and unveiling of China's official 2014 GDP growth target.

Australia has "no benefits at all" from focusing on its coronavirus-related geopolitics with China, one of its major trading and business partners. It should focus instead on people's health and economic recovery, says Mark Allison, CEO and managing director of Elders Limited.

The United States' prevailing goal will be seeing through its "phase one" trade deal with China despite rising geopolitical tensions over the latter's alleged coronavirus involvements, says Alex Wolf, head of investment strategy for Asia at JPMorgan Private Bank. He unpacks what this means for credit risk assets and hedge funds.

A new Cold War is emerging from the ongoing U.S.-China geopolitical tensions, says Clete Willems, an Akin Gump partner and former White House official. He cites the "growing frustration" with China's economic policies and resistance to investigations for its alleged coronavirus involvements.

Among the latest disputes between the U.S. and China is the origin of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 3 million people and killed over 250,000 globally, data by Johns Hopkins University showed.

It will be difficult for U.S. President Donald Trump to backtrack on the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal after previously lauding it as "the best deal ever made", says Jeffrey Kleintop of Charles Schwab, adding that March trade data shows a pickup in U.S. exports to China.

Mitul Kotecha of TD Securities tells CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that the rising tensions between U.S. and China over COVID-19 could make it hard to uphold the Phase One trade deal, risking another trade war.

Phil Blancato, CEO of Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, says "no one wants more economic pain" in this current environment, adding that he would be surprised if the current US China trade tensions escalate.

According to Mark Mccormick of TD Securities, there lacks a realistic alternative in the currencies markets, so even if China sells U.S. treasuries, demand from other sources will come in and keep the U.S. dollar elevated for the next couple of months.

China should still set a growth target this year for the authorities to design a "sensible" stimulus package, says Liu Li-gang, Citigroup's chief economist for China, who adds that the country's unemployment rate risks exceeding 10% without aggressive fiscal stimulus.

Initial optimism following the phase one trade deal has slipped a bit and the market is starting to price in "some greater concerns" about U.S.-China friction, over trade as well as the coronavirus crisis, says Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs' co-head of macro research in Asia and chief Asia Pacific equity strategist.

Jing Yang, director of corporate research at Fitch Ratings, expects electric vehicles to outperform an overall slump in China's car sales this year given strong policy support.

Cramer warned that the U.S. economy may be too weak to handle another trade spat with China and discouraged Trump from imposing new tariffs.

During the Labor Day holiday that ran from May 1 to May 5 this year, China recorded tourism revenue of 47.56 billion yuan ($6.79 billion), down nearly 60% from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

CNBC's Eunice Yoon reports Chinese regulators have suspended market circuit breakers, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon reflects, as both a reporter and a Beijing resident, on what daily life has been like during the COVID-19 outbreak in China.