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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Myanmar's northern town set to move out due to destruction by landslide
Hakha town, the capital of Chin state in Myanmar's remote northern area, will be relocated due to destruction by landslides, local media reported on Tuesday. Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have
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Up to 10 percent of Australian children suffering mental health problems: report
A ground-breaking Australian study has revealed as many as 10 percent of children suffer a mental health disorder during childhood, with up to one in 13 children considering suicide. The results of
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5.9-magnitude quake hits South of Fiji Islands-- USGS
HONG KONG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude jolted South of the Fiji Islands on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 264.3 km, was initially
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Natural reserves to protect animals, rare plants
China faces a serious threat of deteriorating land and the extinction of rare animals and plants, though it has formed a basic network of protection zones, the national environmental protection authority
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Severe flood in Myanmar prompts state of emergency
YANGON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The flood disaster in Myanmar since June has brought the death toll nationwide to 88 and affected more than 330,000 people across the nation, prompting a state of emergency for
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Trimaran sails into city to highlight plastic pollution
A SWISS trimaran on a round-the-world voyage aimed at raising awareness about plastic pollution in the oceans has docked at Shanghai, its only stop in China. Trimaran “Race for Water Odyssey” with her
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Lead levels in kids drop 75% in 20 years
LEAD levels in Shanghai pre-schoolers are a quarter of what they were 20 years ago and are similar to those in children in Western countries, according to a new study. This dramatic drop can be attributed
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Activists parade in Strasbourg to raise awareness of air pollution in France
Wearing breathing masks and waving placards, the Ecologists and Greens of Alsace held a demonstration here late on Thursday in order to raise awareness about the deadly cost of air pollution in France.
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Polluting firms fined and shut
CHINA has imposed punishment in 25,164 environmental violation cases in the first half of 2015, with 9,325 companies shut down, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said yesterday. Violators were
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China on yellow alert for Typhoon Soudelor
China's national observatory on Thursday issued a yellow alert for the approaching Typhoon Soudelor, which will bring gales and heavy rain to the country's coast in the coming days. China has a four-tier