In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Typhoon Rumbia made landfall in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai early on Friday morning, bringing strong winds and rain, state news agency Xinhua said. Shanghai had evacuated 53,000 people in preparation for the typhoon, the state news agency reported. The storm, the 18th typhoon to affect …
Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilizing nitrogen fertilizer, which will help reduce the use of fertilizer. The application of nitrogen fertilizer is an important measure to increase the yields of crops such as rice and wheat. However, a large amount …
Decisions were made at the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday, following a report on the findings of investigations into the case of substandard vaccine producer of Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd.. Mandated by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, the …
Egypt and China signed a grant for the implementation of launching satellite Egypt-SAT-2 for remote sensing applications with $45m. Minister of investment and international cooperation, Sahar Nasr signed with Chinese ambassador to Cairo Song Aiguo, with the presence of Minister of Higher Education Khalid Abdel Ghaffar and representatives of the …
Tropical Storm Bebinca formed quickly in the northern part of the South China Sea. Warnings were in effect as NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the storm located off the coast of southern China near Hainan Island and found powerful storms capable of dropping heavy rainfall. Tropical Storm Bebinca formed quickly in …
HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Floods triggered by heavy rain have resulted in direct economic losses of over 4 billion yuan (580 million U.S. dollars) in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The province has seen 2.5 times more precipitation since mid-July than the amount during the same …
A total of 24 people have been injured in two 5.0-magnitude earthquakes that jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province in the early hours of Monday and Tuesday seperately, local authorities said. The epicenter of the latest quake, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored in Sijie Township, Tonghai County, at …
China evacuated more than 200,000 people as a typhoon made landfall on its eastern coast late on Sunday, state media said. Sponsored A pedestrian crossing a road holds an umbrella against wind brought by Typhoon Yagi, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China August 13, 2018. Zhejiang Daily via REUTERS Typhoon Yagi …
China will work to improve the monitoring of emissions from heavy industries like steel, coal-fired power generation, coke and chemicals in key regions over the coming three years, stepping up an already-intensive campaign to tackle smog “There remain some outstanding problems in environmental monitoring, such as repeated data forgery and …
China’s major coal mining hub, Shanxi province to curb industrial manufacturing output voluntarily during the next three years as part of its 2018-2020 anti-pollution crackdown. The step by local authorities in China to take action for protecting the environment by reducing pollution is a key policy goal mandated by the …
Just a half-degree Celsius could make a major difference when it comes to global warming, according to a new paper published by a collaborative research team based in China. The study, which appears in Nature Communications on August 8, 2018, confirms the significance of the incremental global warming limits articulated …
China’s major coal mining hub, Shanxi province, plans to curb industrial manufacturing output voluntarily during the next three winters as part of its 2018-2020 anti-pollution crackdown. The move is the latest by local authorities in China seeking to step up action to protect the environment by reducing pollution, a key …
Water quality in the country's offshore areas is deteriorating, even though the amount of wastewater discharged into the sea dropped last year, a report has found. About 68 percent of water in the country's offshore area was found to be fairly good in 2017, down by 5.6 percentage points from …
Satellite imagery reveals that many coal-fired power projects that were halted by the Chinese government have quietly restarted. Analysis by CoalSwarm estimates that 46.7 gigawatts of new and restarted coal-fired power construction is visible based on satellite imagery supplied by Planet Labs. The coal-fired power plants are either generating power …
A new Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining study has found that using ethanol from corncobs for energy production may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China, if used instead of starch-based ethanol. China has committed to limiting its emissions by 2030, and biofuel is considered the key to lower emissions from …
The nation's top legislative body has started drafting a special law for the protection of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, as China continues the green development of the river, according to a top official. The law is at the top of the legislative agenda of the Standing Committee …
GUIYANG -- Four people were killed and nine others remain missing in a coal mine accident in Southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said Tuesday. The coal and gas explosion occurred around 9:10 pm Monday in Zimujia coal mine in Panzhou City. The emergency rescue headquarters said the gas density …
NEW DELHI: A year after the National Green Tribunal banned the use of any synthetic thread coated with glass or other abrasives for flying kites, the so-called Chinese manjha continues to be surreptitiously sold in the capital. Mindful of the risks to human lives caused by this sharp string, Imran …
NEW DELHI: A new Lancet study on the impact of China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (2013-2017) could be a document of interest to a city like Delhi that is struggling to fight pollution. The study The study by Peking University School of Public Health found that annual …
Safeguard duty on solar panels from China, Malaysia not only offers little to domestic makers, but may also hurt existing projects While the government’s decision to impose a safeguard duty on the import of solar cells from China and Malaysia could benefit domestic manufacturers, it will do a lot of …
