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’s new eye on climate change
CHINA launched a carbon dioxide monitoring satellite yesterday, making it the third country after Japan and the United States to monitor greenhouse gases with its own satellite. It was carried on a
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AIIB loan for energy project in Azerbaijan
THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a loan of US$600 million to finance an energy project in Azerbaijan. The loan, the largest the bank has made, will be used to support construction
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Provincial authorities act to cut pollution
PROVINCIAL governments across China are taking measures ranging from inspecting outdoor barbecues to halting production at industrial plants to reduce worsening air pollution. China has adopted various
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Most powerful typhoon since 1949 batters Fujian
ONE person died and another is missing after Typhoon Meranti battered southeast China’s mainland with heavy winds and torrential rain yesterday, cutting power, ripping up trees and smashing windows a day
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Beijing icludes garbage disposal, recycling in urban plan
BEIJING included garbage and sanitary management during the drafting of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). Beijing Municipal Management Committee said Thursday that the capital city will roll out
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N. Korea says floods the worst since 1945
FLOODS in North Korea that have left hundreds dead or missing are the “worst disaster” to hit the country since World War II, state media said yesterday. The official KCNA news agency did not give exact
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Taiwan’s strongest typhoon in 21 years brings island to a standstill
PARTS of Taiwan were brought to a standstill yesterday as Typhoon Meranti skirted past the island’s southern tip, bringing the strongest winds in 21 years and disrupting traffic ahead of a major holiday.
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57 elephant tusks recovered, 16 arrested in Namibia
Police in Namibia have recovered 57 elephant tusks and arrested 16 people for poaching since March this year. Namibian Police Deputy Inspector General for Operations James Tjivikua told media Tuesday
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Hybrid rice gene map completed
LOCAL scientists have finished fully mapping the genetics of hybrid rice to find the genes responsible for better yielding hybrid rice. The research will help with the development of hybrid rice — the
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Britain to become first country to ban microbeads in cosmetics
BRITAIN became the first country Saturday to unveil plans to impose a legal ban on the sale and manufacture of microbeads used in cosmetics and personal care products. According to the Department for