China Economic ReviewThe central government intends to increase the proportion of woodland from 16 per cent to 26 per cent in 50 years, a task that would take nature at least a century, South China Morning Post said. The deputy head of the State Forestry Administration, Lei Jiafu, said that the objective would be accomplished by six […]
Xian, capital of Shaanxi province, has announced a five-year plan to become China’s largest software processing centre, Xinhua reported. The director of Xian Software Park, Mao Lei, told the news agency that the centre would employ 100,000 software engineers and generate annual sales of Yn20bn. The park currently has more than 30 software enterprises […]
Funding of biotechnology research by the Ministry of Science and Technology totalled US$48m in 1999, up from US$8m in 1986, according to a report featured in Science magazine. Biotech research now accounts for 9.2 per cent of China’s total crop research budget, well above the developed world average of 2-5 per cent. The funds were […]
A court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has upheld the decision of a lower court to award Yn25m in compensation to 230 workers who contracted silicosis after working on a road construction project in Liaoning province in 1993, Reuters reported. The workers, mostly farmers from Taishun county, near Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, were among some 400 […]
Regulations laying new responsibilities on employers to prevent, and provide compensation for, occupational diseases came into force in May, China Daily said. Employers now have the duty to create an understanding of occupational hazards as well as provide safety equipment for their staff. Those who fail to do so may be punished. In addition, | […]