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 rules that all polluters held accountable regardless of fault
China's top court on Monday ruled that all polluters will be liable for any damage they have on the environment even if they do not breach regulations. According to a legal explanation issued by the
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Egypt remains largest tobacco market in Arab world depsite steps to reduce smoking
The Egyptian government has recently taken serious measures to reduce smoking. However, the country is still the largest tobacco market in the Arab world, and has one of the top 10 per capita cigarette
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Australian koalas to be declared vulnerable
Australia's iconic marsupial the koala will be listed as a "vulnerable species" in Queensland state. Residential and resource development has destroyed many habitats, and the state government has accepted
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MERS-infected S. Koreans rise to 18, no tertiary infection reported
The number of South Koreans infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 18 Monday as three more cases were tested positive, the health ministry said. Three persons who had close
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Vietnam reports 16.7 pct rise in food poisoning cases in 5 months
HO CHI MINH CITY, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases which affected 1,898 people, of whom 10 died, from January to May, while the respective figures were 36, 1,064 and
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Heavy rainfalls in China kill 16
Heavy rainfalls in southern parts of China last week killed 16 as of Monday morning, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Monday. The ministry said on May 25 to 27 and 28 to 31, two heavy rainfalls
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2 killed in coal mine
TWO people were killed and six others were trapped yesterday due to a gas leak at a coal mine in central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities said. The accident occurred about 2:10am in the city of
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Firms in Tianjin to pay 10 times more for pollution
The fee is now 2.75 yuan (44 US cents) per kilogram of smoke and dust, compared with the 0.275 yuan that had been charged since 2003. The fee for dust at construction sites has also been increased —
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China steps up pollution control
Tianjin Municipality in north China increased the pollution fee imposed for smoke and dust discharged by industrial enterprises by nine times on May 1, in a push to reduce emissions. Under the adjustment,
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World Bank aims at reducing poverty, promoting prosperity in Albania
The World Bank on Tuesday published a strategy report for Albania, stressing the priorities of the bank's program are reinstatement of macroeconomic balances, creating conditions for accelerating private