From Xinhua: China’s 127 major cities plan to ban cement mixing at construction sites in an effort to protect the environment and reduce energy consumption, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday. Jiang Zengwei, vice minister of the MOC, said the country will phase out bag-packed cement for concrete mixers by promoting the production and […]
Read MoreChina’s efforts to restore its depleted mangrove forests along the South China Sea are now supported by economics. From Business Report: Natural scientists and economists, trying to work out the economic value of ecosystems, have come up with an astonishing figure of $5.1 billion a year for the mangrove swamps in the South China Sea. […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: East Asia must reconsider its concept of security and drop a “Cold War mentality” of competing for military superiority in favour of more trust and cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Thursday. Speaking at the region’s largest security forum, Yang portrayed China as a stabilising force promoting peace and cooperation in […]
Read MoreFrom Eurasianet.org: Some might call it a branch of the Silk Road. But most major routes on the Silk Road bypassed modern Tajikistan altogether. Only recently – and with major Chinese help — has the dream of...
Read More“Life at Langmusi” Tibet, by DonDomingo, via Flickr. See the Tibetan protest over an Indian newspaper’s misinformation.
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