The Ministry of Land and Resources said Thursday that it found 23,000 cases of land misuse in the first half of this year. The cases involved 136,000 mu (9,066.7 hectares) of land, including 51,000 mu…
Category: Environment
China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Wednesday that high temperatures will continue to plague the country’s southern regions over the next few days, while rainstorms are expected to sweep southwest China. The center continued…
China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development selected 40 key cities for the public building energy-saving reconstruction project during the 12th Five-Year period, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday. These cities are required to reconstruct no…
The State Oceanic Administration has revealed the results of its initial investigation of the recent oil spill in the Bohai Sea. It says ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of the U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips, “should take…
A new round of heavy downpours in southwest Sichuan Province that began Monday evening has left one dead and another missing, bringing the rain-triggered death toll to seven since June 30, the provincial flood control…
Oil that spewed from an offshore drilling rig in northeastern China for two weeks last month has spread over 320 square miles, government officials acknowledged Tuesday, amid public uproar over why it took so long for fishermen,…
China and the European Union enjoy great potential for boosting cooperation in the green economy and energy efficiency, said President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in Beijing on Tuesday. Rasmussen…
China’s top flood control center on Tuesday said it has advised local governments to prepare for rain-triggered flash floods. Heavy rain has triggered floods in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, according to a notice of the State…
Beijing is studying the feasibility of seawater desalination to meet its voracious demand for water. At 9 yuan ($1.39) per cubic meter, the cost of desalinated water is more than twice the price of regular…
Developed countries should take a lead in adopting verifiable goals to greatly reduce per capita carbon emissions, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday. Hong said at a regular press conference that according to statistics…