Wetlands

Wetland covered with Suaeda salsa, a plant also known as seepweed or sea-blite, in 青岛 (Qīngdǎo), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Fruits and Nuts

Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruit and nuts inside a special carved pumpkin before Halloween at 青岛森林野生动物园 (Qīngdǎo Forest Wildlife World) in 青岛 (Qīngdǎo), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China. Photo: VCG/Getty Images.

One dog, one vote

Owners with more than one canine in 青岛 (Qīngdǎo) must give others to an adoption agency under controversial new law. [Read more].

• Benjamin Haas, Ruff justice: Chinese city institutes “one dog policy”, The Guardian, June 9, 2017

Certain canines are seen as status symbols, and trends come and go, sometimes leading to a glut of a once-popular breed. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters.

人力仲介 (Employment agency)

青岛 (Qīngdǎo), China: Candidates attend an audition for prospective flight attendants. Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Corbis.