BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- As China began testing its first domestically-developed driverless metro system, engineers and automation experts allayed the concerns and anxiety of some members of the public toward the new technology.The automated operation system, to be p......
The air quality in China's major cities was worse in May than the same period last year, due to a sandstorm that swept across much of north China, the environment ministry said Friday.Some 338 prefecture-level-and-above cities around China enjoyed good air quality for 70......
Experts at forum propose action along lines of outdoor regulationChina needs to draft laws to address worsening indoor air pollution, which deserves more attention, including targeted measures to better protect human health, experts said at a forum on Wednesday.Soaring s......
BEIJING, Jun. 14-Premier Li Keqiang chaired State Council executive meeting on Jun. 14 which decided to cancel and delegate a batch of production licensing protocols and simple approval protocols of industrial products, in order to promote innovation and better quality i......
The bank’s directors will vote on a new energy sector strategy and a risky financing model, writes Kate GearyOn a small island off the coast of South Korea, the world’s newest multilateral bank – the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – is meeting unt......
On June 13th, the 15th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition & Conference was opened in Beijing. About 700 environmental protection enterprises from above 200 countries and regions joined and exhibited their innovative technology and products in differe......
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Cross border collaboration is absolutely necessary to promote global transition to renewable energy, said energy experts and entrepreneurs here on Tuesday."Climate change is a real issue. We need to address it by working to......
BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Beijing plans to cut power supply and reduce heavy reliance on fossil fuel as this year's focus of its strategy to fight air pollution.The city's top environment official said Tuesday at a press briefing that the government is following a ten......
(Beijing) — China has unveiled a draft regulation that would make environmental pollution liability insurance compulsory for heavy polluters, including oil and gas companies and chemical factories.The move comes as Beijing steps up efforts to fight air, water and soil po......
On June 5, Ministry of Environmental Protection released the 2016 Report on the State of the Environment in China. The Report shows that, in 2016, the average percentage of excellent good days of the 74 cities enforcing new ambient air quality standards at Stage I was 74......