Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Study: 47 million have dementia globally, to double every 20 years
Nearly 47 million people are living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. This is equivalent to one every 3.2 seconds, researchers from Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) said in
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Asian Development Bank offers aid for Myanmar's flood relief
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a 3- million-U.S. dollar aid for Myanmar's flood relief efforts, an official report said Thursday. The grant will be issued from ADB's Asia Pacific Disaster
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Famine threatens Central America's drought-hit "dry corridor"
Severe and prolonged drought is threatening Central America's so-called dry corridor with critical food shortages for the second year in a row. The region, which is known for its lack of rain, has been
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Tianjin toll now 135 dead with 38 still missing
THE death toll in the Tianjin hazmat warehouse blast was updated to 135 yesterday, while 38 others remain missing, rescue authorities said. All the dead have been identified, including 81 firefighters
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American student wins 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Junior Water Prize on Tuesday night for inventing a filter through which toxic heavy metals from electronic waste can be removed from water. At the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm, Crown Princess Victoria
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Water pollution, a tricky issue for Rio Olympics
Different from last year's World Cup, an event which attracted widespread protests and was criticized by slow stadium construction, organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics that start within year from now are
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U.S. startup designs atomized shower head to save water
A startup in the U.S. West Coast city of San Francisco has developed a shower head that creates a mist by atomizing water, instead of making it rain down. The concept is not new, but engineers with
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NZ proposes new rules to ban substances risky to health
The New Zealand government is preparing to completely ban two substances with known risks to both the environment and human health, Environment Minister Nick Smith said on Wednesday. "The government
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Peru bows out of 2016 Dakar Rally due to 'El Nino'
Peru Monday announced it is withdrawing as host of the 2016 Dakar Rally "due to concerns about the El Nino weather phenomenon," state news agency Andina reported. Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and
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Australian scientists use electronic tags to look into mortality rate hike in honey bees
Honey bees around the world could soon be wearing small, electronic transmitter devices as part of an Australia-led study into the sharp rise in the insect's mortality rate. Scientists from Australia's