The Beijing Urban Construction Group has announced plans to set up an environmental investment company with Beijing Urban Construction Group Road & Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd. Read More >

Wang Hualiang, vice mayor of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, has told local media that the city is building an environmental protection public service Internet platform in China. Read More >

According to a representative from Beijing Geology and Mineral Prospecting and Developing Bureau, BGMPDB is filing an application with the Beijing Municipal Government on the construction of underground reservoirs to store water. Read More >

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Agriculture have jointly issued a circular, asking the burning of straw, grass and leaves to be banned in Beijing and its surrounding areas from May to September to ensure the air quality during the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. Read More >

To protect the endangered golden monkey, Yunnan Province has started the construction of a Dian Golden Monkey International Study Center, which will be the first of its kind in China. Read More >

Jiangxi Province has formally initiated five research projects to further the protect the Poyanghu Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Read More >

American International Group has completed funding of approximately US$4 million for projects in China and the United States that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read More >

News from the website of the Ministry of Environmental Protection is that MEP has passed, in principle, the MEP Work Rule (Draft) at an internal ministerial meeting. Read More >

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department, the Guangdong Economic and Trade Commission, and the Hong Kong Productivity Council have worked with local businesses to launch the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme. Read More >

Oki Electric Industry Company says it has just added two production sites in China to its consolidated ISO certification program for environmental management. Read More >

China's first self-construction plan on environment protection has been formally approved. According to the plan, China will invest RMB14.96 billion to implement 50 key environmental projects by 2010. Read More >

The International Air Transport Association has welcomed the implementation of a new air route over China that will reduce air traffic congestion during the Beijing Olympics. Read More >