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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M6.0 quake hits off New Zealand: USGS
HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 143 km south-southeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand at 0235 GMT on Monday (10:35 Beijing time), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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5.4-magnitude quake hits 202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga-- USGS
HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted 202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga at 22:33:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth
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1 killed, 11 injured after tornado hits China's Hainan
HAIKOU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and 11 others injured after a tornado hit Wenchang City in south China's Hainan on Sunday afternoon, local authorities said Monday. The tornado struck
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Pollution crime-busters swoop into action
NO advance warning this time. Environmental authorities in Hangzhou are swooping down unannounced on farms, mines, industrial parks and factories, looking for violations of air and water quality regulations.
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China launches new satellite for civilian hi-res mapping
China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the back of a
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Floods displace thousands in central China
More than 27,000 people have been displaced in central China's Hunan Province following heavy rain this past week. Hunan flood control authority said that 1,826 houses were destroyed in storms in the
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US biochemical engineer wins Millennium Prize
US biochemical engineer Frances Arnold gives a speech to accept the Millennium Technology Prize 2016 during the award ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on May 24, 2016. Arnold won the million-euro technology
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Environment inspection program to be rolled out across the country
AFTER 2,856 environmental concerns were discovered during a pilot environment inspection program in north China’s Hebei, one of the most severely polluted provinces, the comprehensive scheme will be rolled
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UNEP urges more global efforts to cut air pollution
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Saturday called on developing countries to step up efforts to control air pollution to help reduce death from diseases associated with the menace. Fanny Demassieux,
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WHO warns Europe over spread of Zika virus but believes risk is low
THE Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may spread to Europe as the weather gets warmer, although the risk is low, health officials said yesterday. In its first