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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Tibet spends millions USD rewarding forestry protection
The Tibetan authorities handed out 2.9 billion yuan (466 million U.S. dollars) last year as rewards for environmental protection, the regional assembly was told on Wednesday. The funds went to those
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11 people hurt as earthquake hits Sichuan
At least 11 people were injured yesterday when a magnitude 5 earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The quake struck Jinkouhe District in the city of Leshan at 1:21pm. Its epicenter was
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Wuhan said to be turning blind eye to waste plants
TWO garbage incineration plants are being allowed to operate illegally by the government in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, it is alleged, forcing residents to move and sickening many
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Vietnam launches anti-famine plan
Vietnam launched here on Wednesday a national action plan to promote the Zero Hunger Challenge, an important initiative to remove famine raised by the United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
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Air quality hits severely polluted
SHANGHAI’S air reached severely polluted last night, its worst this year, as the city air quality index passed 300. This followed three days of smog, though forecasters said the arrival of a cold front
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Cold wave hits northern India, 4 dead
COLD wave conditions continued to grip northern India, including the capital New Delhi, where at least four people have died of cold over the past two days, said officials Saturday. Besides Delhi, the
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212 villagers infected in HIV outbreak in northwest Cambodia
AT least 212 villagers have been infected with HIV in a remote Roka commune in northwest Cambodia's Battambang province, the Cambodian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly
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City air quality improves in 2014 but still doesn’t meet WHO standards
SHANGHAI’S overall air quality improved in 2014 from 2013 thanks to the absence of extreme weather and the city’s anti-air pollution measures that include promoting the use of cleaner energy sources, the
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Ships, cargo trucks ‘next’ as city builds on air pollution successes
REDUCING pollution caused by heavy trucks and ships will be a priority for Shanghai this year, an environment official said yesterday. Although the city has far fewer vehicles than Beijing, the amount
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Infant mortality rate remains low in Cuba in 2014
THE infant mortality rate in Cuba remained at 4.2 per thousand live births in 2014, the same level as in the previous year and the lowest in the country's history, a local health official said on Saturday.