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Environmental Degradation A Growing Public Danger To People In China
Beijing (AFP) Jul 04, 2007China's environment is close to breaking point and the situation is endangering people's lives, one of the nation's top anti-pollution officials said in comments published Wednesday. Pan Yue, an outspoken vice minister at the State Environmental Protection Administration, said campaigns to clean-up the environment were going backwards because the country's primary focus continued to be on econom ... more Eyeing The Shanghai Group In 2007 
Sapporo, Japan (UPI) Jul 03, 2007The annual summit of the presidents of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will take place this coming August in Kyrgyzstan. The SCO groups together Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The U.S. government has reacted warily to the SCO for several reasons. First, when Washington asked to send observers to the SCO summit meetings, its request was refused. Late ... more Islands Off China Vanishing Under Weight Of Exploitation 
Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2007China boasts tens of thousands of islands but many are disappearing and others are being devastated by uncontrolled quarrying and other industrial practices, state media reported Friday. "Rampant stone quarrying and rubbish dumping have accelerated the deterioration of island eco-systems," said a circular issued by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), according to the Xinhua news agency. ... more Hong Kong Choked By Growing Pollution Problem 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 30, 2007Discarded cigarette packets, McDonald's wrappers and even old socks litter the shores of Lau Fau Shan in Hong Kong's far north, home to what remains of the territory's oyster farming industry. From across the border in China, factories belch smoke into the fetid air over Deep Bay, one of Hong Kong's most polluted stretches of water. Ten years after the territory was handed back to the Chin ... more China To Force Polluters To Pay More
Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2007China is set to double fees that companies must pay for pollution amid concerns that efforts to clean up the environment are not working well enough, state press said Wednesday. The move is aimed at forcing companies who do not care for the environment to improve their pollution habits through cost pressures, the China Daily said, citing National Development and Reform Commission vice minister B ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) June 25, 2007From China to Singapore, Asia must nurture a culture of innovation if the region is to emerge as a formidable global player, the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia was told Monday. With the Cold War over, nations around the world are now in a race for knowledge, and technology can mean the difference in who remains on top, business leaders said. "Innovation comes from countries that h ... more Thousands Clash With Police In China Housing Dispute 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 24, 2007Thousands of protesters clashed with police in eastern China last week after security teams moved in to forcefully relocate families involved in a housing dispute, a rights group said Sunday. Residents refusing to move out of their homes threw gas bombs at the security forces, igniting riots Wednesday in Shengzhou city, Zhejiang province, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights a ... more Chinese Bid For Africa Could Have Substantial Trickle Down Effect 
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 23, 2007China's growing interest in Africa should not be seen as a threat, but rather as a major boost for international efforts to raise living standards on the continent. Yet there are also growing concerns that Chinese financial aid to struggling African nations may lower standards for environmental protection and human rights. With its seemingly insatiable appetite for oil and other natural re ... more Western China Sweltering Under Record Temperatures 
Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2007Westernmost China's Xinjiang region was under a blistering heatwave Sunday, with the mercury hitting as high as 44.8 degrees Celsius (112.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Turpan city, a local official said. Turpan is usually regarded as the hottest place in China, but in June temperatures normally average about 31 degrees Celsius, a meteorologist at the Urumqi meteorological bureau said of the desert re ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2007A dozen people with professional "noses" are set to help in the battle against pollution in southern China by sniffing out dangerous chemicals in the air, state media said Wednesday. The team will be employed by an environmental monitoring station in Guangzhou city to detect noxious gases released by chemical and rubber factories, as well as from rubbish dumps and sewers, the China Daily said. ... more Ceradyne Opens First China Solar Energy Ceramic-Related Factory In Tianjin 
Costa Mesa CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Ceradyne has announced the opening ceremonies for its new 98,000 square foot factory in Tianjin, China. This newly constructed factory will produce high purity ceramic crucibles for the forming of large polysilicon ingots for use in the manufacturing of photovoltaic silicon solar cells. The opening ceremonies were attended by local and other officials as well as customers, vendors and key ... more Deli Solar USA Raises Another Round Of Private Financing 
New York NY (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Deli Solar, a substantial seller of hot water and space heating devices in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), has announced that on June 14, 2007 it raised $2.75 million in a private placement from the sale of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants with Barron Partners L.P. as the lead investor investing $2.55 million. The investors purchased an aggregate of (i) 1,774,194 shares of ... more China Slave Labour Scandal Widens Amid Rampant Labour Abuses 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 19, 2007China's slavery scandal widened Tuesday with the state-run press reporting that young girls had been forced into prostitution at a brickyard work camp where abuse and beatings were routine. The latest reports come as the slavery ring that was initially reported only in Shanxi and Henan provinces in north and central China had in fact been operating elsewhere around the country for as long as a ... more
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