Xinjiang sizzles under fierce sun

URUMQI – Summer’s first round of heat waves hit most parts of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Thursday, with blisteringly high temperatures expected to torture southern Xinjiang in the next three days, according…

Lhasa completes first wastewater treatment plant

Construction of the first wastewater treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region, was completed Thursday, according to local authorities. The plant, located at the junction of the Lhasa and Doilung rivers,…

Watchdog deems oil leak in bay a ‘disaster’

BEIJING – ConocoPhillips said on Thursday that the total volume of oil spilled from the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield in northern China’s Bohai Bay is expected to reach about 1,500 barrels. The amount also includes oil-based…

Failure to prevent oil leaks riles watchdog

BEIJING – China’s ocean watchdog sharply criticized ConocoPhillips China Inc on Wednesday for not having an effective means of preventing oil leaks. It also warned of new leak risks in an oilfield that was the…

China leads the world in renewables, UN says

China has once again topped a list of the world’s leading renewable energy countries. A report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) notes that in 2010, China led all nations investing in renewable energy,…

Drive to play golf puts pressure on land

BEIJING/Kunming – Despite the fact that the construction of new golf courses has been strictly forbidden since 2004, new courses nestled between luxury villas have continued to appear across China, especially in the less-developed western…

Regional plan to strengthen anti-pollution campaign

BEIJING – A senior environmental official has revealed that the capital, Tianjin and Hebei province will establish a long-term joint project to clean up air pollution. Official statistics show 30 percent of Beijing’s atmospheric pollutants…