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by Xiaohua Sun on March 20, 2007 China is drafting its first law on creating a so-called “circular economy” to provide a legal framework for its national sustainable development strategy, the country’s top environmental legislator announced recently.
by Ke Zhang on February 20, 2007 Starting in 2008, China will expand its recent Regional Permit Restriction to provinces nationwide in an effort to push them to achieve pollution reduction goals
by Lei Yang on January 18, 2007 A recent measure by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) to blacklist cities and industries that violate state environmental regulations represents the strictest administrative penalty yet to stem Chinese environmental degradation. On January 10, Pan Yue, vice minister of SEPA, announced the new Regional Permit Restriction, a ruling that suspends or restricts all construction projects owned by the laggard industries until they come into compliance with the law.
by Ling Li on January 16, 2007 China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) recently suspended 82 major construction projects, representing 112.3 billion yuan (US$14.4 billion) in investments, for violating state environmental regulations.
by Zijun Li on August 22, 2006 A recent study by China’s National Development Reform Commission reports that the country’s Gini Index, a measure of household income distribution, has reached 0.4 (up from 0.37 in 2003), indicating that the rich-poor gap nationwide continues to grow.
by Zijun Li on August 8, 2006 Shanghai’s Civil Defense Office recently announced completion of the city’s largest subterranean bunker, spanning an area of over 90,000 square meters.
by Yingling Liu on April 13, 2006 More than 100 villagers rampaged through a tannery complex in Quanzhou in China’s eastern Fujian Province on April 9, attacking several factories over their air and water pollution.
by Yingling Liu on March 21, 2006 China's population was 1,306,280,000 on November 1, 2005, according to the latest census report released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on March 16. The number, which excludes Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, was estimated to reach 1,307,560,000 by the end of 2005.
by Zijun Li on March 7, 2006 China's National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) announced that eight schools overcharged parents to the tune of 22.7 million RMB (US $2.84 million) during the 2004-05 period, Xinhua News reported on February 19.
by Yingling Liu on February 24, 2006 BEIJING—The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), China’s top environmental body, has released a tentative measure on public involvement in the nation’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.
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