... , the WHO director-general, Margaret Chan, called on governments to strengthen healthcare and disease monitoring systems ... situation."In a sign of growing alarm, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation joined the Chinese government ...
Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government substitute coal briquettes and improved stoves ...
... 's public relations failure was a primary reason for the Chinese government terminating the minister's position. Zhang ... the media and the public as a whole. Zhang says that while the Chinese government has learned much from the SARS crisis ...
An investigation reveals how the Chinese government has cornered the ivory trade and fueled poaching pressure on elephants.
... , has received the honorary position of Overseas Chair Professor at Beihang University. The award, funded by the Chinese government, honors top foreign academics ...
... have already significantly reduced air pollution in the Chinese capital. However, in comparison to other Olympic sites ... to improve” says Wen-Xing. He concludes that the Chinese Government is committed to reducing the air pollution ...
SHANGHAI, China--The Chinese government announced today that the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake could climb to more than 50,000 people. [More]
... satellite system for Earth observation, is being used to help the Chinese areas hit by the devastating earthquake of May 12. By request of the Chinese Government, the ASI satellites captured two ...
... --Thin plastic bags are used for everything in China and the Chinese use up to three billion of them a day--an environmentally ... pollution," for the bags' most common color.Yet, the Chinese government is set to ban the manufacture and force ...
... in Beijing. However, in many local Chinese governments, the central government's legal reform suffers at the hand ... some or all of their land over the past two decades. Rural Chinese citizens are reacting to these rights violations by issuing ...
... power plant was operating in the city and one in utero after the Chinese government had closed the plant. Among the first ... 's industry, as well as the electricity needs of the U.S. The Chinese government has ordered the closure of older, more polluting ...
... in Beijing during the Olympics is borderline, and there's little that the Chinese government can do to improve it. That's the conclusion drawn ... polluters. Rahn said that it is an expensive plan, since the government must reimburse the factories for their economic losses ...
... in the Olympic city before and after the Games. In 2006 the Chinese government began massive efforts to clean up Beijing before the Olympics by implementing emission controls ...
Can the Chinese government meet its ambitious targets on space, the environment, research, energy and health? David Cyranoski takes a look at China today and what it hopes to be tomorrow.
... may threaten their health and impair their performance, despite the Chinese government's pledge to clean-up the air in time for the events, according to an article scheduled for the 28 July issue ...
