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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Poverty in Tajikistan continues to fall: World Bank report
Poverty continued to decline in Tajikistan in 2014, but the rate of decline is expected to moderate in 2015-2016, according to a World Bank report released here Tuesday. Using the international poverty
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Air quality in north still a concern
Cities surrounding Beijing reported fewer polluted days last month, but average air quality still lagged behind other regions, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said yesterday. Of the 74 cities
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Rise in red coral smuggling threatening marine ecology
CHINA Coast Guard is warning of a rise in the poaching of wild coral, saying yesterday that it has detained 80 suspects and confiscated red coral worth over 100 million yuan (US$16 million) since March
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Guangdong reports surging Dengue cases
South China's Guangdong Province has reported 30 cases of dengue fever this year, up 172 percent compared to a year earlier, the provincial health and family planning commission announced on Tuesday.
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World Health Assembly concludes with decisions to reform WHO emergency response
The 68th World Health Assembly wrapped up on Tuesday, with a series of decisions made to reform World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency response. After eight days of sessions, WHO Director-General
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Rwandan rural residents hail Chinese-built road
Residents in Kicukiro, a suburb of Rwanda's capital Kigali, have hailed the Chinese government for funding the construction of a new road in the area as they suffered poor road conditions for many years.
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Sea pollution poses threat to tourist season in Albania: report
Urban waste and sewage risk to affect touristic season in Albanian coastal cities, especially in Durres, local media said on Monday. According to daily Panorama, visitors in Durres complained over the
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Brazil set to see more dengue fever cases
The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil is expected to further increase, Health Minister Arthur Chioro said Monday. "We have 745,000 registered cases from January to April 18, and we know that these
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Australian solar company lights India's slums with portable lamps
CANBERRA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- An Australian company lighting India's slums with solar energy is providing a solution to the problem of deadly air pollution in India's poorest areas. Pollinate Energy,
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Kenya relocates 14 black rhinos for boosting population
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday it has so far translocated 14 black rhinos from two national parks to boost populations of the iconic species. KWS deputy spokesman Paul Muya said four rhinos