Shanghai releases emergency plan for air pollution

Shanghai legislative body plans to produce a new, detailed environmental protection law this year aimed primarily at curbing PM2.5 pollution, which is tiny airborne particles that can pose particularly dangerous health risks. The law will include ...

Billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., said he plans to focus on environmental protection and education as he steps down as chief executive officer of China's largest e-commerce company before an initial public offering. Ma ...

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SHANGHAI'S air quality in January was the worst on record, city environmental officials said today. In the first three months of 2013, only 59 days - just under 66% of the total - were not polluted, officials from Shanghai Environmental ...

Shanghai's gruesome tide of dead pigs is a visible reminder of a far-reaching environmental crisis which could have dire effects on public health, experts and local people said. The ministry of agriculture in Beijing has blamed the dumping of more ...

Shanghai will start making PM2.5 forecast later this year, initially offering 24-hour prediction, then upgrading it to 48-hour forecast, Zhang Quan, director of Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, said today.PM2.5 refers to air-borne particle ...

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Share prices on China's Shanghai and S henzhen stock exchanges plunged more than 2.5 percent on Tuesday amid low market sentiment on weak HSBC PMI data preview for April, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index standing below 2,200 points. The ...