According to Jiangsu Province's Plan on Railway Green Channel Construction from the 11th Five-year Period to 2020, Jiangsu will further improve the afforestation standard for major railways and build a green corridor that benefits the environment. Read More >

Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics, which was accused by the media last year for mistreating Chinese workers who manufactured Apple iPods, is now involved in another labor scandal. Read More >

China's ClubFootball has joined forces with MasterCard Worldwide to kick off MasterCard ClubFootball Junior Football Winter Courses. Read More >

Beijing's Education Bureau said that they would further the policy for the compulsory education period and gradually implement a totally free compulsory education system within the year. Read More >

Capstone Turbine Corporation, a clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has announced the signing of a new distributor agreement with Shanghai Tech-Steel Petroleum & Natural Gas Technology Development Company for the oil and gas sector in China. Read More >

The Jane Goodall Institute's Eco-Office Program, initiated by JGI-Shanghai Roots & Shoots in 2006, brings local students to companies to help save office resources, reduce daily energy consumption, and lower operating costs. Students recently visited Adidas' office where they helped conduct energy and recycling audits.

The Landfill Gas Utilization Project at the North East New Territories Landfill, the largest LFG utilization project in Hong Kong, has opened. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau said he was pleased with the project which was one of the largest green energy recovery and re-use projects in the world. Landfill gas, which contains mainly methane, is a form of alternative energy.

News from the ongoing No. 1 session of the 13th People's Congress of Beijing is that Beijing will build 100 "Sunshine Schools" to strengthen the utilization of solar power. Read More >

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department has proposed a new application fee for those wanting authorization to dispose of imported non-hazardous waste. Read More >

China International Federation of Charity, a Hong Kong based charity, has been accused by volunteers of fraud. Read More >

Japanese chargeable battery maker Sanyo has announced plans to sell its environment-friendly next-generation nickel metal hydride battery "eneloop" on a trial basis in China. Read More >

News from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Inspection Bureau is that 672 food companies in Ningxia have obtained a quality safety certificate for 878 of their food products. Read More >

China Charity Federation will launch a medicine donation and assistance program with the RMB200 million worth of medicine it has received in donations to help lung cancer patients who can't gain further treatment because of economic reasons. Read More >

Song Guangsheng, director of China Interior Decoration Association Indoor Environment Test Center, said that CIDAIETC had opened an indoor environmental protection consulting service hotline to help Beijing welcome the Olympic Games with a healthy and safe indoor environment. Read More >

The Nuclear Division of the Shaw Power Group has opened a new office in Shanghai to support the rapidly growing Chinese nuclear power marketplace and to accommodate its management team already working on four AP1000 nuclear reactors at power plants in Sanmen and Haiyang. Read More >