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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Chinese courts conclude 19,000 criminal cases on pollution
CHINA'S court system concluded 19,000 criminal cases involving environmental pollution and undermining resources in 2015, up 18.8 percent year on year, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC)
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Extreme weather events show signal of climate change: report
The warming of Earth may not have directly caused all of the extreme weather events that have taken place in the past two decades, but climate change has in some way had an impact on them, a new report
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Agriculture overtakes fossil fuels in global methane emissions: New Zealand-led study
Agriculture -- and not fossil fuels -- is the major cause of the rise in methane levels in the atmosphere over the last decade, according to a New Zealand-led study on climate change out Friday. The
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Asia-Pacific remains "most disaster-prone region" in world in 2015, UN reports
The Asia-Pacific region "continues to be the most disaster prone part of the world in 2015" and needs a risk-sensitive development approach, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here Thursday. More than
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China to complete environmental supervision reform in two years
A new reform is in the works to ensure independent and effective law enforcement by local watchdogs in China, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said on Friday. The reform on law enforcement
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CO2 emissions pose massive threat to Antarctic ice sheet: New Zealand expert
WELLINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The world is on track for massive sea level rises resulting from the melting of an Antarctic ice sheet if carbon dioxide emissions continue as predicted, a leading New
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California raises tobacco buying age to 21
California's senate on Thursday approved a raft of anti-smoking legislation raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 and regulating e-cigarettes. Described
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Singapore ranks world's most expensive place to live: EIU cost of living survey
Singapore is still the world's most expensive place to live, while China's Hong Kong has moved up seven places in the ranking into joint second place with Zurich, according to the Economist Intelligence
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Czech Republic identifies third Zika case
The Czech Republic has identified its third case of Zika virus in a 38-year-old female tourist who recently returned from the Dominican Republic, local media reported on Thursday. The woman, who returned
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M5.3 quake hits 217km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea:USGS
HONG KONG, March 4(Xinhua) -- An 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted 217km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 2016-03-03 21:47:49 GMT on Thu (2016-03-04 05:47:49 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey