General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner has announced a collaborative strategy to support the Chinese government's pursuit of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly transportation that will be based on the principle of "in China, with China, for China."

News from Henan Provincial Environment Department is that representatives from nine provinces and regions which are located along the Yellow River have jointly signed the Manifesto on Protecting the Water Environment of the Yellow River, promising to take joint action to strengthen the trans-regional cooperation on the protection of the Yellow River.

China's Ministry of Health has issued a circular which says that from January 1, 2008, the ingredients of all cosmetics must be marked in standard Chinese.

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department has announced the release of an "Environmental Guide for Smart Business" to facilitate local trades and industries to put green business into action.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai held its annual CSR awards, choosing General Electric for the top prize. Steve Bertamini, chairman and CEO for General Electric North East Asia and president of GE Capital Asia Pacific, poses with Brenda Foster, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, and Murray King, chairman of Amcham's CSR [...]

Chongqing Municipal Environment Department says that they have recently adjusted the city's noise standard areas and divided noise control areas into four categories to keep citizens away from noise pollution.

Sanyo says it is has collaborated with Coca-Cola to develop a new, non-fluorocarbon type cassette unit that employs a natural refrigerant compressor to be used for beverage coolers.