Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Strict controls paint skies blue in one of China’s most polluted cities
IT was with some reluctance that Ma Xiaobing upgraded his kebab stall by investing in a smoke control device, but he is doing much better business now. “In the past, we roasted four legs of lamb each
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Nation aims to open up more and cut poverty
PREMIER Li Keqiang yesterday pledged to continue reforms to attain the economic growth target of about 6.5 percent this year despite challenges ahead. The annual government work report, delivered by Li
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China's first open sea fishery research vessel launched today
CHINA’S first pelagic — or open sea — fishery research vessel, owned by the Shanghai Ocean University, was launched on Friday in Tianjing, four years after approval for its construction, the university
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Butt out: warnings as smoking ban hits
A BUDGET hotel and a karaoke bar in downtown Xujiahui have been formally warned and are still being investigated as the city cracks down on public smoking. A ban on smoking indoors in public areas came
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China to take first step for manned space outpost
China will launch a space station core module next year as the first step in completing the country’s first space outpost, a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corpsaid yesterday.
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Intensified drive to cut PM2.5 and pollution
Beijing and its neighbors have pledged to intensify efforts in cutting air pollution to meet the target of lowering the average annual PM2.5 density in the region to about 60 micrograms per cubic meter
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Cycling boom creates a parking headache
THE boom in rental bicycles is creating challenges for parking around the city, Huangpu District authorities said yesterday, adding they were consulting bike companies and other involved groups. Four
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Girl, 10, treated for ‘tree man disease’
BANGLADESHI doctors yesterday conducted surgery to remove bark-like growths from the skin of a young girl believed to be the first female to suffer from a condition known as “tree man syndrome.” Sahana
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Rare ibis spotted
A group of rare ibis once thought extinct in China has been spotted in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Ten glossy ibis were photographed in the Dianchi Lake wetlands in the provincial capital of Kunming