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by Zijun Li on February 24, 2006 Statistics from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) indicate that China was the tenth biggest patent applicant in 2005, submitting 2,452 inventions, designs, and other items to the Geneva-based organization, reports China News.
by Yingling Liu on January 23, 2006 The Chinese electric utility Huaneng and the Spanish National Power Corporation Endesa have unveiled a pioneering initiative for purchasing emissions credits generated under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), according to the 21st Century Business Herald.
by Zijun Li on December 12, 2005 On December 7, Nanfang Weekend, a well-known Chinese newspaper, published a ranking of Fortune 500 companies' performance in China, revealing the poor records of the multinational corporations (MNCs) in tax payment, employee welfare, and environmental protection.
by Yingling Liu on December 1, 2005 China is the world's second largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and its new assertiveness on the issue leaves the United States, the world's largest emitter, even more isolated.
by Yingling Liu on November 9, 2005 China is expected to invest over 1,300 billion RMB (US $156.6 billion) in environmental protection between 2006 and 2010, more than 1.5 percent of the country’s GDP over this period, Xie Zhenhua, Director of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), said on Tuesday. Xie made the remark during a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholar's China Environment Forum.
by Yingling Liu on November 8, 2005 As China aims to double its sewage disposal capacity over the next five years, the demand for additional treatment facilities is expected to skyrocket. The Chinese government is extending an invitation to foreign investors to make up for the huge financial shortfall in the country's sewage treatment market.
by Yingling Liu on October 12, 2005 Over 70 percent of China's big cities, more than half of its population of 1.3 billion, and 75 percent of its key industrial and agricultural areas are located in regions prone to weather-related and geological disasters, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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