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Rising energy, food prices threats to wetlands
Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams.
Heavy rainstorms hit half of the country
Heavy rains this summer have racked havoc in many parts of the country, causing landslides and forcing residents to evacuated their homes. Intensive relief work is currently underway.
Weather around China　|　Relief efforts　|　Flood FAQs
South China tiger photos are fake
The controversial south China tiger photographs by farmer Zhou Zhenglong were proved fake, according to sources at a press conference of the Shaanxi Provincial government on June 28.
Snapper held 　|　Reality or legend 　|　Online debate a
China raises prices of oil, electricity
Petrol will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from June 20, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0.025 yuan (US$0.4 cents) per kWh from July 1.
Economists' warning　|　Gov't measures　|　Wind Power Asia
Ban on free plastic bags takes effect
From June 1, retailers including supermarkets will no longer provide free plastic shopping bags. China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
Ministry's regulation　|　Final version　|　Public reaction
Major earthquake slams southwest China
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12. Tremors were felt in a large part of the country.
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Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 77,738
The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen sharply to 77,738 in Myanmar, the state television reported in a night broadcast on May 16, a fortnight after the disaster hit the country.
Tropical cyclone　|　Chinese aid　|　Disaster relief work
Algae threatens 320,000 people in Anhui
Blue-green algae has appeared in Chaohu Lake, China's fifth largest body of fresh water and the drinking water source for about 320,000 people. The lake has been severely polluted recently.
Chaohu Lake　|　Algae outbreak　|　 Government response
Guerrilla war on garbage
Experts forecast the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will create more than 10,000 tons of garbage. Living up to the Green Olympics tag will depend on efficient waste disposal.
Charging standard　|　Trial scheme　|　Beijing Olympics
Govt spotlights rural environment protection
The State Council has made improved water quality and pesticide pollution prevention the main focus of its environmental protection efforts in the country's vast rural areas over the next two years.
Energy-hungry sectors grow slower in first half
China's high-energy-consuming industries experienced a growth slowdown in the first half, sources with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday.
- Heavy rain kills 2, affects more than 1 mln in Hubei
- Heat wave sweeps Shanghai
- Extensive plantation of 'diesel trees' in Hainan
- Energy-efficiency ratings to be set
- Park will remain free to enter
- Disaster-affected population reaches 45 mln
- 5 injured in 5.6-magnitude aftershock in W. China
- Premier gives call for saving energy
- NZ Olympic team chief: Beijing smog 'no problem'
- Senior official vows to root out corruption
- Public transport incentive offered
- Shenzhen aims to cut building waste
- Beijing prepares 40 million flowers for Olympics
- Please do flush toilet tissues down the pan
- Office workers dress down to save energy
- Panda evacuation from quake-hit Sichuan completed
- Drought in Hunan
- Last township dismantled in Three Gorges reservoir area
- HK decorated for Olympic equestrian events
- Shenyang shakes off pollution amid Olympic enthusiasm
- Shanghai's cool week aims to save 500,000 kWh
- Panda Twins Born in Wolong
- Rainstorm leaves 3 dead, 1 missing in Sichuan
- US air pollution causes serious impacts to ecosystems
- Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese province
- Quake hits New Zealand's Hawke's Bay
- Rainfalls kill 26 in Guatemala
- Bird flu strikes S Vietnamese province
- Strong earthquake jolts NE Japan
- Rainstorms leaves 7 dead, 3 missing in Shaanxi
- Fewer cars push Games to green lane
- Phosphor plants blamed for algae outbreak
- 21 confirmed dead in Guatemala landslides
- Downpour hits NW China, killing 3
- Arctic expedition team reaches Bering Sea
- Tropical storm Kalmaegi brings heavy rain to E China
- 3,000 swim across river to arouse protection awareness
- Tropical storm lands in Fujian
- Australian newspaper praises China's efforts to combat pollution
- Yellow alert for thunder and lightning in Beijing
- Bush surveys record-breaking California wildfires
- Students to learn green strategies
- Major breakthrough made on lightning diversion
- Strong wind, downpours leave 1,200 Chileans homeless
- Kalmaegi floods S Taiwan, killing 4
- E China readies for weakening Typhoon Kalmaegi
- China seriously fights against illegal ivory trade
- Gore proposes carbon-free electricity production by 2018
- Tap water resumes in Dandong City
- Over 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation
- Typhoon Kalmaegi likely to land E China
- Scientists demonstrate measurement of ice crystals in clouds
- Tropical storm Kalmaegi heads for SE China
- Venues designed to save energy
- Climate Cool group stops in Shanghai
- Odyssey of a green, Games man on three wheels
- Flowers to decorate streets, hotels in Beijing
- UN gives nod to ivory imports
- Residents near airport to be moved
- Quake-proof measures 'adequate'
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Sichuan Earthquake

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
Panda Facts
A record 28 panda cubs born via artificial insemination have survived in 2006.
South China Karst
Rich and unique karst landforms located in south China display exceptional natural beauty.
Saving the Tibetan Antelopes
The rare animals survive in the harsh natural environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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