From Xinhua Online More than 4,000 Chinese electronics manufacturers would face tough tests from Sony Corp. as the Japanese electronics giant was adopting a new Green Partner (GP) program, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported. The GP program is for environmental management systems to meet more stringent environmental standards set by the European Union (EU) on […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua Online China should promote the development of multiple energy types in its rural areas, said Vice Minister of Water Resources Suo Lisheng here Friday. The official said that developing rural energy sources was a “prerequisite for the social, economic and environmental development in the areas and is closely related with farmers’ quality of […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Express: East Asia might be able to achieve economic growth of 5-6% in the next five years, according to development agencies. The bad news is that it probably won’t happen without better infrastructure, and no one has the cash to pay for it. A joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters AlertNet: China pledged on Saturday to investigate an environmental dispute that led to rioting by thousands of villagers, in a move apparently aimed at ending a stand-off between peasants and factories accused of polluting. Thousands rioted in a village outside Dongyang city in eastern Zhejiang province last Sunday, injuring up to 50 policemen, […]
Read MoreFrom Taipei Times: Substandard batteries from China and Southeast Asia are poisoning Taiwan with increasing levels of mercury and other hazardous mineral waste, ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator-at-Large Wang Jung-chang (ÁéãʶÆÁíã) claimed yesterday. Under the banner: “Chinese and Asian Batteries Enough to Kill 200,000 Taiwan People A Year,” Wang said during a press conference […]
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