Water Pollution

Wenzhou policeman gets sick saving girl from polluted river

23 May 2013

Doctors diagnosed him as having a severe infection of the lungs, most likely contracted from the bacteria-infested river.

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Paper talk, May 18, 2013

18 May 2013

Sunday, Oriental Daily

Drinking water from Dongjiang fails to make the grade

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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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Short Science, May 5, 2013

5 May 2013

Nine years after he placed the first telephone call, Alexander Graham Bell tried another experiment: he recorded his voice on a wax-covered cardboard disc on April 15, 1885, and gave it an audio...

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Video of grieving pink dolphin mother underscores plight of disappearing species

5 May 2013

WATCH THE VIDEO | Distressing scenes as a mother fought to stop her dead calf from sinking into HK's polluted waters have highlighted plight of iconic pink dolphins.

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Letters to the Editor, April 22, 2013

22 Apr 2013

I refer to John Shannon's letter in which he stated that the decision in the foreign domestic helpers' right of abode case was unjust. I don't think the Court of Final Appeal's decision can be...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Dongchuan district chief vows to investigate ‘milk river’ pollution

Kunming authorities vowed to launch an inquiry into water pollution after an environment official’s endorsement of a “milk river” came under fire.

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Officials in Lanzhou say bodies floating in river not affecting water quality

Between 2008 and 2012 police extracted 417 bodies from the Yellow River, which runs through the region, Lanzhou authorities told the China News Service on Thursday.

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China's deadly water problem

In the past two weeks, more than 16,000 dead pigs have been fished out of the Huangpu River, near Shanghai, and its tributaries. Outraged Chinese citizens have decried government negligence of the...

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Henan landfill threatens to pollute Beijing's drinking water

A giant mountain of rubbish in Henan province is threatening to pollute a reservoir that provides drinking water for more than 20 million Beijing residents, the Beijing News reported on Friday.

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China coastal waters suffering increased, 'acute' pollution

China’s coastal waters are suffering “acute” pollution, with the size of the worst affected areas soaring by more than 50 per cent last year, an official body said. The State Oceanic...

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ENVIRONMENT

Hunan villagers refuse to drink tap water deemed 'safe'

About 20,000 residents from the town of Changshou in Hunan province’s Pingjiang county have refused to drink local tap water for years despite quality control tests showing no evidence of...

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