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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Construction on world's largest floating solar power plant completed in Japan
The construction on a 2.3-megawatt floating solar power plant has been completed on Sunday in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, which is the world's largest floating solar power plant in terms of output.
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China's BYD to contribute to green Rio Olympics
BYD, a Chinese producer of electric vehicles and solar panels, will contribute to green Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next year. Rio is determined to hold environment-friendly Olympics, setting an example
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China, India sign US$22b in deals
CHINA and India yesterday signed 26 business deals worth more than US$22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said. Namgya C.
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Sea levels rising faster than thought: Australian scientists
AUSTRALIAN researchers have discover that sea levels are rising faster than previously thought due to incorrect data, a latest study showed. Scientists from the University of Tasmania (UTAS) have corrected
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100 companies get leak alert sensors
LEAK alert sensors began real-time monitoring of water consumption in 100 companies over the city over the weekend. Businesses using more than 50,000 cubic meters of water per month are targeted in
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Beijing encourages public to report on indoor smoking
RESIDENTS in Beijing can report on indoor smoking in public venues after the smoking ban takes effect in June, a government official said today. The Beijing municipal legislature passed a bill in November
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China to increase health care subsidies by 19%
China is to increase health care subsidies by 19 percent this year as part of efforts to deepen social reforms and strengthen safety nets, the government said at the weekend. Government health care
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WHO says Liberia is Ebola-free
LIBERIA’S government and the World Health Organization yesterday declared the country free from Ebola after 42 days without a new case of the deadly virus, which killed more than 4,700 people there during
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China, Russia to cooperate in hydropower development
CHINA Three Gorges Corporation and Russia's hydropower company RusHydro have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hydropower project in Russia. In a preliminary agreement signed in Moscow on Friday,
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1 mln Turks join worldwide clean-up campaign
About one million Turks took part on Saturday in a worldwide clean-up campaign to collect garbage from the sea and forest across the country. Themed "Let's Do It," the campaign is being simultaneously