ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Beijing's smog police outgunned in China's war on pollution
15/05/2014|08:13:53
Environmental inspectors in Beijing are scrambling to keep pace with a rising number of cases as the city tries to impose tough new standards on thousands of polluting firms, highlighting the growing logistical problems facing China's war on smog.
Big money spent, but waste not treated
13/05/2014|12:01:14
Waste treatment remains a big headache for local authorities in the Mekong Delta. While open dumping on the ground pollutes the environment, modern waste treatment plants have been left idle.
Philippines to charge 'poachers' despite China warning
13/05/2014|08:12:21
Philippine prosecutors said on Monday they would charge nine Chinese fishermen arrested in disputed East Sea waters with environmental crimes, despite Beijing's warning of a dire effect on relations.