Archive for ‘china’
Will Hong Kong ever get a breath of fresh air?
August 16th, 2007
Environmental groups and coprporations in Hong Kong are warning an infamous shroud of polution over the city is worsening. The deadly haze is driving out foreign professionals and many worry the Hong Kong’s reputation as Asia’s financial hub is at risk. A voiced report.
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Looking past Kyoto
July 13th, 2007
Civic Exchange invited Professor Thomas Heller of Stanford Law School to discuss the evolving structure of negotiations for the post-Kyoto period, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms for engagement of emerging market nations like China and India. In addition, discussion focused on potential projects in South and East China that may provide a viable alternative and/or complement the Kyoto Protocol’s …
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Chinese zoo showcases live animal attacks
May 23rd, 2007
Animal lovers are outraged by an attraction at a Chinese zoo tha … zoo …
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China’s growing pollution problem
May 2nd, 2007
A demand by China, India and Brazil that rich nations accept they are mainly responsible for global warming has held up progress at a key UN climate change conference here, according to delegates. At least 400 scientists and experts from about 120 countries are attending the week-long session of…
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China Gives Two Giant Pandas to Kong Hong
April 25th, 2007
The Chinese government gives two giant pandas to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the territory’s handover back to China.
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China’s Food Safety Woes Expand Overseas
April 16th, 2007
The recent pet food scare in the United States and Canada is bringing to light concerns about the safety of imported food, especially food products coming from China.
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China’s climate challenge
March 20th, 2007
After more than two decades of breakneck economic expansion China is starting to see the environmental fallout. The nation last year missed its goals of cutting by 4 percent the amount of energy it uses to generate each unit of national income and of reducing emissions of key pollutants by 2
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