Carbon pricing options for Taiwan
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan reached a record high in 2017. Although estimates indicate that annual emissions have fallen since then, stronger action is needed for Taiwan to reach its 2050
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4.8-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit sea area off Taiwan' Taitung county around 4:20 am Beijing time on Saturday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.4 degrees
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China's energy use down 2% in 2011
China cut its energy usage by 2.01 percent last year to 0.79 tons of standard coal equivalent for every 10,000 yuan ($1,570) of China's GDP, according to government data issued Thursday. Beijing posted
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Odisha to sign pact with Hsinchu Science Park
To give a boost to electronic hardware production, the state government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan based Hsinchu Science Park, one of the world’s renowned hubs for semiconductor manufacturing, for exchange of information and technology. “We may sign a MoU with Hsinchu Science Park within next one month for free flow of information and technology to facilitate establishment of semiconductor units in the upcoming Info Valley complex in Bhubaneswar,” said BK Patnaik, Chief Secretary.
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Quake shakes Taiwan, no reports of damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 shook Taiwan on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 04:22 p.m. (09.22
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Taiwanese factory fined Tk 39 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a Taiwanese-owned dyeing factory Tk 39 lakh in Bhaluka of Mymensingh on the charge of polluting the river Khiro. Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, director
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5.4-magnitude quake strikes Taiwan
A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck off eastern Taiwan early today, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The tremor
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Arsenic exposure and hypertension: A systematic review
Environmental exposure to arsenic has been linked to hypertension in persons living in arsenic-endemic areas. The researchers summarized published epidemiologic studies concerning arsenic exposure and
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Thousands rally against nuclear power in Taiwan
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Taiwan Sunday calling on the government to shut down the island’s nuclear power plants, citing the painful lesson of Japan’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake one
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Tensions grow over EU aviation emissions
Global planemaker Airbus joined a chorus of concern that a European scheme to charge airlines for carbon emissions risks triggering a full-blown trade war, with implications for plane deals and even Europe's
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Taiwan donates for wildlife conservation in Assam
GUWAHATI: The Taiwan government on Wednesday donated an amount of USD 11,000 to two wildlife conservation organisations of Assam, working in the field of one-horned rhino conservation. Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi, Ambassador Wenchyi Ong made the donations on behalf of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan.