China's nearshore seawater pollution is still severe and its seawater quality degraded in 2012, according to data revealed on Wednesday by the country's State Oceanic Administration (SOA).
The Beijing Water Authority said the capital will set up 46 new water recycling plants and upgrade 20 sewage treatment plants in the next three years, Beijing Times reported.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region will invest 22 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) in transport construction this year, a senior regional official said.
A 4.2-magnitude quake jolted Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, at 9:47 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Vietnam is facing a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavorable weather conditions which reduce the animals' resistance according to the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agricu
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Tuesday that it will impose pollutant emission caps on six industries and coal-fired furnace projects in 47 major cities.
The number of people affected by a fourth consecutive year of severe drought in Southwest China has increased to 1.53 million, the country's drought relief authority said Thursday.
China has conducted investigations and research on the condition of underground water to determine the extent of pollution, a senior official from China's top economic planning agency said Thursday
China launched a research and development plan for a new type of super rice, which is expected to yield at least 15 tons of rice per hectare, the People's Daily reported on Thursday.
China is likely to roll out a layout this year to guide the country's urbanization drive to advance in an "orderly and healthy" way, a senior economic official said Wednesday.
