A township devastated by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province launched a quake warning system on Jan 15 that is expected to give people 31 seconds to escape, China News Service reported.
Greenhouse gas emissions in China in 2011 increased to their highest level since data began being collected by network stations in 1990, according to China's first Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
Fifty million yuan ($8.06 million) has been allocated for disaster relief in Southwest China's Yunnan province where a landslide killed 46, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Wednesday.
China plans to launch 20 spacecrafts this year, including the country's third lunar probe Chang'e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-X, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) annou
Vice-premier calls for immediate action as capital can learn from experience of other major cities that tackled pollution, report Zhang Chunyan in London, Chen Jia in San Francisco and Wu Wencong,
Landslides hit Bogor district of West Java on Tuesday morning, killing two people and leaving three others missing, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the disaster management and mitigation agency,
Electricity generated from clean energy resources in China rose 28.5 percent year-on-year in 2012 as the country moved to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in its energy structure.
China's environmental watchdog on Monday ordered greater efforts to issue early warnings for air quality, as hazardous air pollution has hit many parts of the country in recent days.
China has pledged to vigorously curb vehicle exhaust emissions after hazardous air pollution has shrouded parts of the country for several straight days, the environmental watchdog said Monday.
