Positive news from China
Wealthy American Philanthropists Encourage Rich Chinese to Give Too
Source: Voice of America, Thu September 30, 2010 |
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Solution to China’s month-long traffic jam: ‘Super bus’ allows cars to zip beneath
Source: People's Daily, Thu September 09, 2010 |
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Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
Source: BBC, Tue August 31, 2010 |
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China Scientists Find Use For Cigarette ButtsChemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found. |
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Tycoon donates entire fortune, worth $1.2BA real estate tycoon has donated all his assets of 8.2 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) to charity, making him China's top philanthropist. |
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China Says Moving To Enforce Greenhouse Gas GoalsChina said on Sunday it will spell out greenhouse gas emissions goals and monitoring rules for regions and sectors in its next five-year plan, with monitoring to show it is serious about curbing emissions. |
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Pasadena’s ESolar lands 2,000-megawatt deal in ChinaESolar Inc. of Pasadena signed an agreement Friday to build a series of solar thermal power plants in China with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts, in one of the largest renewable energy deals of its kind. |
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World’s Top Polluter Emerges as Green-Technology LeaderXu Shisen put down the phone and smiled. That was Canada calling, explained the chief engineer at a coal-fired power plant set among knockoff antique and art shops in a Beijing suburb. A Canadian company is interested in Mr. Xu's advances in bringing down the cost of stripping out greenhouse-gas emissions from burning coal. |
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Governments See Dollars in Re-Grown ForestsAs international attention shifts to Copenhagen and the coming United Nations conference on climate change, reforestation is emerging as a critical issue for the environment and as a source for government revenue. |
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China pledges $10bn Africa loansChina has pledged to give Africa $10bn (£6bn) in concessional loans over the next three years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said at a summit in Egypt. |
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News from East Asia
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans shark fins as air cargo
- Chinese police ‘smash’ trafficking gangs, frees 181
- China to ban shark fin soup from official functions
- 75% of Japan’s NW Pacific whale hunt unsold: official
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- Amazon removes whale meat products from Japanese site
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury Hotels