China Economic ReviewChina has ordered coal-fired power plants in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities to install emission controls to reduce the release of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. The new requirements were issued by the State Environmental Protection Administration in early October. China Daily did not say what sort of sulphur reductions were required or when […]
China Southern Airlines has become the first airline to exclusively own and operate its own terminal in China at Beijing Capital Airport as a result of an Yn18m joint venture with Beijing Ground Service Co. The deal gives China's largest carrier exclusive use of Terminal One, which has been mostly sitting idle since a second […]
Two Dutch airlines have won increased cargo access to China. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been allowed additional frequencies for its services to Beijing and Shanghai and gained access to an additional six cities. It will now operate a daily combi service – part passengers and part freight – between Amsterdam and Beijing and 10 […]
Nearly half a million people die each year in China as a result of smoke, mainly from indoor coal- and wood-burning stoves, according to a leading international health expert. About 420,000 deaths occur as a result of dust, toxins such as carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and lead coming from stoves in poorly ventilated rural homes, […]
Some Yn40bn is to be spent on providing basic living assistance to 20m rural residents who are disabled or too ill to work, reported South China Morning Post. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said the monthly stipend paid to each person would be decided by local governments and could vary from about Yn60 in Guangdong […]