Clean energy helps reverse desertification

The Chinese government will speed up the development of clean energy and eco-tourism in its spacious desert areas as part of its battle to find innovative and sustainable ways to fight desertification, a senior official…

SW China rainstorms leave eight dead, six missing

More heavy downpours in Sichuan Province since Monday evening has left two dead and six missing, bringing the rain-caused death toll to eight since June 30, the provincial flood control office said Thursday. Continuous downpours…

Scorching heat predicted to continue in south China

China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Wednesday that high temperatures will continue to plague the country’s southern regions over the next few days, while rainstorms are expected to sweep southwest China. The center continued…

China launches energy-saving reconstruction in 40 cities

China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development selected 40 key cities for the public building energy-saving reconstruction project during the 12th Five-Year period, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday. These cities are required to reconstruct no…

Oil slick nearly cleaned up

The State Oceanic Administration has revealed the results of its initial investigation of the recent oil spill in the Bohai Sea. It says ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of the U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips, “should take…

China Admits Extent of Spill From Oil Rig

Oil that spewed from an offshore drilling rig in northeastern China for two weeks last month has spread over 320 square miles, government officials acknowledged Tuesday, amid public uproar over why it took so long for fishermen,…