From China Daily Online: Only 10 per cent of the waste water in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province is being treated because of a lack of processing plants. More than 40 species of fish are said to have disappeared from local rivers in recent years because of the pollution.
Read MoreFrom China Daily Online: China has built an automatic meteorological observation station at an elevation of 6,500 metres on Mount Qomolangma – or Mount Everest as it is also known – the world’s highest mountain. The station, located at a narrow pass on Dongrongbu Glacier, will be used mainly for observing the condition of energy […]
Read MoreFrom World Peace Herald: China’s recent decision to increase its use of renewable energy will have a ripple effect on the growth of alternative energy worldwide that depends in large part on how committed Beijing is to the concept of green power. China’s National People’s Congress last week approved the Law on Renewable Energy as […]
Read MoreFrom the Electronic Buyers News: Supreme leader Deng Xiaoping unleashed the rewards ” and curses ” of capitalism on China more than two decades ago when he declared, “To get rich is glorious.” Today China has opened up its economy in all but the most sensitive areas to reap the benefits of free markets. But […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: Hong Kong plans to roll out an integrated waste management system with private sector participation to handle the growing problem of waste disposal. “We plan to invest in new technology,” says Sarah Liao, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works. Part of that program will include a product responsibility scheme, […]
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