Environmental Issues

15 Aug 2012

Nearly 10 billion cubic metres of water - a quarter of the water that can be allocated for use from the Yellow River in a normal year - will be consumed by 16 new coal-fired power plants on the...

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Beijing moves to root out GM crops

23 Feb 2012

A ban on genetically modified crops is finally set to become law amid claims that mainland diners are unwittingly being served up transgenic rice.

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S. Africa wants to take rhino DNA samples

18 Nov 2011

South Africa wants to send officials to Hong Kong to help investigate the city's largest seizure of rhino horns.

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Business caught in grip of mainland water crisis

14 Nov 2011

The mainland may face a crippling water shortage by 2030 unless more is done to raise storage capacity, with supply disruptions already affecting at least 11 provinces and some businesses,...

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GM foods and the right to choose

23 Sep 2011

The saying 'you are what you eat' is a good reminder of the need to eat healthily. To do that, one has to know what is in the food and be able to make informed choices. The growing use of...

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'GM-free' soy drink claims deceptive, watchdog says

16 Sep 2011

The consumer watchdog has called for mandatory labelling of all food products with genetically modified ingredients after finding some so-called 'GM-free' soy drinks actually contained a...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

Survey exposes racism's shameful face

Updated 1:51AM

Beijing's self-made water shortage

For anyone wishing to understand the water problems facing mainland cities, there is no better place to start than Beijing, where an intrinsic scarcity of water is made worse by a whole range of...

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Benefits of GM foods outweigh risks

Genetically modified (GM) food comes from organisms whose DNA has been changed. This technology has sparked controversy as some people say it goes against the rules of nature. What's more, we don'...

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Beijing's water plan doesn't go far enough, critics say

The central government's first national water plan does not go far enough in addressing the mainland's severe water problems, critics say.

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Water is ver precious

China's northwest is a giant desert with kilometre after kilometre of sand dunes, rocky mountain ranges and low scrubby plants.

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Ocean Park under fire over whale exhibit

An international conservationist has criticised a possible plan by Ocean Park to capture endangered species from Russian waters, saying it should not build exhibits for animals before research is...

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Diversion won't end water crisis, report says

The solution to Beijing's long-term water shortage is not heavy spending on large-scale infrastructure projects such as the South-North Water Diversion Project, a recently published report says...

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