Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health: study
An experimental drug that greatly increases levels of "good" cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found, leaving researchers shocked and disappointed. It is also
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Cholera kills over 300 since August in Tanzania: official
Cholera has killed 320 people and infected over 20,000 in Tanzania since the outbreak erupted in August last year, the health minister said on Monday. Ummy Mwalimu expressed concern over the increasing
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Chemical plant explosion kills 2 in E. China
TWO people were killed after a waste water treatment device exploded Sunday night in a chemical plant in east China's Shandong Province, local government said Monday. The explosion occurred at around
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Rising phosporous levels in waterways
ILLEGAL waste discharge from livestock farms and suburban residences has been blamed for higher levels of phosphorus in Shanghai’s water, the local environment authority has revealed. According to an
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Report highlights unhealthy lifestyles
UNHEALTHY eating habits and a lack of exercise have been blamed for making obesity, thyroid diseases and liver fat the top three health problems afflicting Shanghai’s white-collar workers, according to
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Elephant poaching drops in N. Tanzanian wildlife sanctuary: official
Elephant poaching in northern Tanzania's wildlife sanctuary, Tarangire National Park, has gone down for the past two years, a senior park official said on Sunday. Park tourism officer Geoffrey Mboma
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Almost all provinces in Cambodia facing drought: meteorology official
Almost every province in Cambodia is facing some level of drought, but only a few provinces were facing a severe shortage of water, local newspaper reported Wednesday, citing a meteorology official.
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Thousands affected by China's spring flooding
Spring flooding known as the "peach blossom flood" has affected 58,000 people in central China, forcing 360 to be evacuated, local authorities said. The flood control and drought relief headquarters
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Gaza in dire water shortage due to high groundwater deficit: official
Water from underground aquifers in the Gaza Strip suffers a deficit of over 100 million cubic meters (mcm) a year amid extremely high pollution levels, the Palestinian Water Authority said here Sunday.
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PNG's copper mine suspended following worker death
Mining operations at Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi copper mine remain suspended on Monday following the tragic death of a worker from a rock fall, just two weeks after operations recommenced. Papua New