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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China starts construction on major wind power project
China has started construction on the country's biggest wind power project on an island off Fujian Province, local authorities said Friday. The wind farm on Nanri Island, Putian City, is designed with
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UN agency urges fundamental change to address women's health in conflicts, disasters
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday said that the health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian response to natural disasters and conflicts around the world, calling
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Air pollution puts women with diabetes at higher heart risk: study
Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and women with diabetes may be more susceptible to its effects than others, a long-term US study said Wednesday. The study, published
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China launches Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite
TAIYUAN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite was launched on Thursday at 5:24 a.m. from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China. The satellite will be used for
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Village that moved to protect just 1 tree
For generations, Chen Jiafen’s family lived in the shadow of a 4,700-year-old ginkgo tree in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. But they and their neighbors had to move in 2011 to make room for the
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Mexico vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent
Mexico is ready to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent, among other measures, Mexican authorities said Thursday just days ahead of the United Nations Climate Change
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World Bank invests 32 mln euros to improve Albanian health system
The World Bank allocated 32 million euros (34.09 million U.S. dollars) to improve the efficiency of care in Albanian hospitals, according to Albanian Minister of Health Ilir Beqaj and World Bank country
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More than 18 million women severely undernourished in developing countries: study
More than 18 million women in the developing countries, including India, Senegal and Sierra Leone, are severely undernourished, according to a study published Tuesday by the U.S. journal JAMA. These
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UN food agency issues guidelines on conserving genetic resources for food, agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines on Tuesday to assist countries in better conserving and sustainably using genetic resources for food and agriculture in times of climate
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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Iberia of Peru, felt across regions
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted 173 kilometers northwest of Iberia, Peru, at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, monitored at a depth