“cartloads of books” e-publishing

There is a Chinese saying describing a brilliant scholar as having read “five cartloads of books”. In Confucius’ era, heavy bamboo or wood strips were the medium of publication, today its e-publications. Published in English…

China to pilot carbon emissions trading

GUIYANG – China will start a pilot carbon emissions trading project, and gradually set up a carbon emissions trading market, said Xie Zhenhua, vice-minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on…

Bridge cave-in fuels corruption fears

SHANGHAI – Local authorities in East China’s Zhejiang province have admitted that safety problems and design defects have dogged the bridge that partially caved in on Friday, as suspicions grow about the role of corruption…

More support to green economies urged

BEIJING – China should provide more policy support for the construction of a “green” economy, a Chinese expert said at a UN press conference held in Beijing on Friday afternoon.  Experts and scholars were invited…