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." Read More >

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. Read More >

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. Read More >

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. Read More >

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 Committee and chief representative of APCO's Shanghai operations.

General Electric has been honored in Shanghai for their commitment to corporate social responsibility in China. Read More >

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. Read More >

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. Read More >

Small food processing plants in Beijing have promised to make their food products according to the Chinese national stipulations and not sell them in shopping malls and supermarkets. Read More >

Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety will launch a pre-statutory voluntary notification scheme from November 1 for importers and distributors of fruit and vegetables. Read More >

By Alessandra Tisot
The 17th National Congress gives Chinese leaders a unique opportunity to find ways to make financial services more accessible to the rural poor. That was the goal of one set of proposals already unveiled this year. Such a push is to be applauded, since limited rural access to financial services is a major barrier preventing the weakest from finding opportunities to take part in the mainland's impressive development. Read More >

According to Sina.com, a supermarket in Xiba Village of Beijing's Chaoyang District is selling expired food with Wal-Mart tags. Read More >

At the 7th World Conference on Sport and Environment held in Beijing, WWF says it supports more sustainable practices and legacy building for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Game. Read More >

To ensure migrant workers can get their salaries before going home for the 2008 New Year and Spring Festival and consolidate the long-term mechanism for migrant workers' salaries, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Public Security and All China Federation of Trade Unions have decided to conduct a special check on the payment of migrant workers' salaries. Read More >

Care for Children will be holding an open day for their new center on October 27. Read More >