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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Beijing tightens control of industries affecting air quality
BEIJING is to tighten control of industries that impact on air quality, the municipal bureau of quality supervision said Sunday. The controls will cover the coal, petrochemical and chemical industries,
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China, US agree to ratify Paris emissions accord
CHINA and the United States have ratified the Paris agreement on cutting climate-warming emissions, marking a major step toward the enactment of the pact as early as the end of the year and setting the
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New England on edge as mussel numbers decline
The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say. A study led by marine ecologists at the University of California at Irvine found the numbers along the US
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HK confirms first case of Zika virus
HONG Kong authorities reported the city’s first Zika virus infection yesterday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects. The patient was said to be a 38-year-old
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4.5 million people need food aid in northeastern Nigeria, UN says
The number of people in need of food assistance in northeastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as many as in March, according to a mid-August analysis by various agencies including the
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47 African countries agree on plan for malaria-free continent
All 47 African member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a new framework on how to deal with malaria on the continent, which still accounts for more than 90 percent of global malaria
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China, Myanmar agree on dam issue
CHINA and Myanmar yesterday agreed to enhance cooperation to find a proper solution to the suspended Myitsone Dam project in northern Myanmar. The agreement came during talks between Chinese Premier
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China among top 25 most innovative economies: report
China is the first middle-income country to join the ranks of the world's top 25 innovative economies, a joint report by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
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Hundreds taken ill by tap water in NZ town
TAINTED tap water has sickened hundreds of people in a small town on New Zealand’s North Island and forced schools to close. Health officials said yesterday that two patients were in a critical condition
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China launches first-ever quantum communication satellite
CHINA successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday. In a cloud of smoke, the satellite, Quantum