6.9% of teenagers smoke, 180m children hit by passive smoking
About 6.9 percent of Chinese teenagers smoke, 19.9 percent of them have tried smoking at least once, and 180 million children in the country have been harmed by passive smoking, a Chinese health department official said Sunday, citing survey data.
Intelligent microgrid in S. China Sea to aid civil, military development
China's first remote-island intelligent micro-grid officially went into operation on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea on Sunday in a move that Chinese experts hailed as beneficial to regional civil and military development.
China vows to make greater contribution to global health governance
China is willing to cooperate with other countries to do justice to the health of its population and provide better health care services, Ma Xiaowei, Minister of China's National Health Commission, told the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA),which concluded on Saturday.
Top legislature inspects air pollution control in Hebei
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, has sent a team to north China's Hebei Province to inspect the implementation of the Air Pollution Control Law.
China clamps down on smuggled waste from abroad
Chinese media and society hailed the ban on imported waste as "new era's Humen Opium Destruction" as customs authorities conducted a nationwide campaign against trash smuggling.
China completes deepest land drill
China has completed constructing its latest drill site, a technological breakthrough that unlocked climate development during the Cretaceous Period and would also help China in energy exploration.
China to strengthen biodiversity conservation supervision
China will strengthen biodiversity conservation supervision and biodiversity research to protect important natural ecosystems and wildlife, the environmental protection watchdog said on Tuesday.
China's ecological renewal model an inspiration to the world: UNEP chief
The ecological transformation model adopted by a rapidly industrializing China in the recent past could serve as an inspiration to developing countries grappling with climate change, pollution and habitats depletion, Erik Solheim, the Executive Director of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said Friday.
Beijing police confiscate 418 wild birds
Beijing forestry police have confiscated a total of 418 wild birds in a campaign targeting illegal hunting and trade of wild birds across the capital city, according to local authorities.
Procuratorial office set up for Sanjiangyuan environmental protection
An office has been established in northwest China's Qinghai Province to deal with environmental protection cases in the Sanjiangyuan area.
Cameras capture wild panda cubs in former quake site
Wildlife monitoring cameras have captured a pair of wild panda cubs in a natural reserve in an earthquake-hit region of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Signs of wild Amur leopards reported in Jilin
Authorities in northeast China's Jilin Province have found signs of a critically endangered leopard subspecies.
Fijian youths urged to fight against climate change
The Fijian government on Friday urged its youths to stand up in the fight against climate change and global warming -- not only as advocates but also as champions.
Over 1,000 snow leopards live in Sanjiangyuan area
The number of snow leopards in the Sanjiangyuan area, the source of China's major rivers, now exceeds 1,000, experts have estimated.
China starts targeted crackdown on solid waste pollution
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Wednesday launched a targeted crackdown on solid waste pollution following frequent cases of the illegal disposal of harmful materials in several regions.
China's environment watchdog talks with local officials on air pollution
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) held talks on Thursday with leading government officials in three cities in north China that failed to meet air improvement targets.
South China base for deep-sea vessels under discussion
A South China base for deep-sea research vessels is under discussion and pending approval for completion in Hainan Province by 2019, project organizers said on Thursday.
Beijing issues yellow alert for air pollution
Beijing issued a yellow alert for air pollution Tuesday.