Pollution

17 Jan 2013

Embattled Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday laid out ambitious plans in his maiden policy address to boost land supply and address the city's acute housing problems.

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Guangdong coastal water quality is declining, with worst areas around Hong Kong

16 May 2013

Pollution in Guangdong's coastal waters continued to worsen last year, mainly in the Pearl River Delta, which affected offshore water quality in Hong Kong.

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Protesters gather in Shanghai to oppose new lithium battery factory

11 May 2013

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Shanghai yesterday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution on the mainland.

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Surge in cancer deaths gives Shanghai residents pause

4 May 2013

The rising number of Shanghai residents developing cancerous tumours has added to the resentment of the municipal government for its lax controls on pollution and ineffectiveness in ensuring food...

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China a green energy leader? Don't make me laugh

1 May 2013

Did you know that China is the greenest country in the world? I confess, it was news to me. And I am pretty sure it will come as news to the inhabitants of Beijing, where memories of January's two...

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The importance of knowing who does the auditing

16 Apr 2013

Ernst & Young Hong Kong's case with the Securities and Futures Commission revolves around the vexed question as to whether the auditing firm is correct in its decision to cite "state secrets"...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Health alert as pollution tops chart

Severe pollution hit the city yesterday, with the roadside readings in Central peaking at 210 on the Air Pollution Index (API) - the worst level since last August when the reading topped 212.

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The high price of Asia's hunger for oil

The battle against climate change will be waged in Asia. This is true even in the case of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that will unlock the dirty oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada,...

3:27AM

Beijing warns Shandong fishermen against suing ConocoPhillips over Bohai oil spill

Five hundred fishermen in Shandong who are suing US oil firm ConocoPhillips in Texas for compensation after an oil spill in Bohai Bay have come under pressure from Beijing to drop the lawsuit, as...

5:41AM

The US mulls cyber-espionage crackdown and China targets drug traffickers

Security

Financial Times

The US seeks a crackdown on cyber-espionage.

Beijing Times*

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ENVIRONMENT

Most Chinese cities hiding vital pollution data from public

Most city governments on the mainland withheld vital information on pollution from the public last year, with many scaling back their disclosure to protect polluters as economic growth slowed, two...

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Pollution makes proposed reclamation site unliveable

The Protection of the Harbour Ordinance that aims to limit reclamation in Victoria Harbour to preserve this unique asset of Hong Kong has inadvertently forced the government to look elsewhere to...

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