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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First half of 2015 "hottest six months on record": WMO
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhuanet) -- The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for January to June 2015, as well as for the month of June, was the hottest such period on record, WMO reported
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2 confirmed dead in NE China coal mine flood
Two miners were confirmed dead Wednesday after a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province was flooded on Monday. Another 13 miners were still trapped, with the rescue work still underway,
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Official survey reveals top 3 green spaces
GUYI Garden in Nanxiang Town, Jiading District, is one of the most popular parks in the city, according to a report released yesterday by the Shanghai Greening and City Appearance Bureau. “We pay attention
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China unveils new energy micro-power grid guidelines
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China will develop a renewable energy micro-power grid, to further promote the sustainable development of energy resources, according to the National Energy Administration
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New Zealanders back curb on junk food marketing to children: survey
Most New Zealanders would back government actions to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children, according to the results of a survey out on Monday. The independent poll showed 73 percent
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Myanmar invites tender for log sale
Myanmar has invited open tender for sale of teak and hardwood logs and sawn timber in Yangon, setting the date of the sale for Friday and next Monday, according to an announcement of the Myanmar Timber
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China donates 50 vehicles to Tanzania to support anti-poaching efforts
Tanzania's anti-poaching crusade received a boost on Sunday when the Chinese government donated 50 special vehicles worth 1.3 million U.S. dollars for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and
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Powerful typhoon lands on W Japan two times, leaving 2 dead
TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The 11th typhoon Nangka made landfalls late Thursday and early Friday on the western Japan island of Shikoku and Okayama Prefecture separately, leaving at least two dead while
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Location of Vietnam's nuclear power project extended
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Construction on Ninh Thuan 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, the first of the kind in Vietnam, will be extended southwest as required in new changes to their master plan
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3 killed, 6 missing in central Philippine coal mine collapse
MANILA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and six others were missing after a coal mine collapsed in Semirara Island in the central Philippine province of Antique on Friday due to heavy