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Less is more for govt

[2013-03-11 07:56]

The railways and health ministries are being axed in an unprecedented government restructuring plan announced on Sunday.

Intl mission to mitigate mercury

[2013-03-09 07:43]

To address mercury pollution, an issue that has largely been overlooked in the country, China's environmental authorities are conducting a series of technology assessments and submitting proposals for policy solutions.

China working group: tech and policies

[2013-03-09 07:43]

After tough negotiations, the United Nations Environmental Program reached an agreement on the text of an international mercury convention during its latest session, held from Jan 13 to 18 in Geneva.

UNEP hosts global pollution-control convention

[2013-03-09 07:43]

The international society says mercury pollution is a major threat to the environment and has helped place it on the agenda of environment protection bodies across the globe.

Foreign professor works for cleaner world

[2013-03-09 07:43]

For Thorjorn Larssen, protecting the environment is more than just a cause. It is his job.

Women try to hold up half the political sky

[2013-03-08 07:06]

When Fu Ying took questions from the media at the opening session of the 12th National People's Congress on Monday, the first spokeswoman in the history of China's top legislative body stole the limelight with her intellectual demeanor and elegance.

Two noted female Chinese leaders

[2013-03-08 07:06]

Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981) was the wife of Sun Yat-sen, known as the "Father of the Nation" for his instrumental role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Soong held several government positions, including that of vice-chairman of the PRC, and was one of the country's most significant political figures of the early 20th century. She regularly traveled overseas as a representative of China during the early 1950s.

New leaders establish environment to tackle problem of pollution

[2013-03-07 08:35]

Cao Yushan is a quiet man. The former hydrology station worker, now in his mid-60s, is usually happy to let other people do the talking and it's only when his favorite topic arises that he opens up. Mere mention of the Liaohe River in Liaoning province will prompt a barrage of stories as Cao becomes animated.

Blueprint for a cleaner country

[2013-03-07 08:35]

The "Beautiful China" project was proposed by President Hu Jintao in an agenda-setting report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing's Great Hall of the People in November.

Books help turn a new page

[2013-03-06 07:06]

Great works of literature guide officials in formulating policies for the future, reports Tang Yue in Beijing.

Former leaders' libraries

[2013-03-06 07:06]

Mao Zedong, an enthusiastic reader throughout his life, devoured a wide range of topics from history to Buddhism, fiction and military science.

Education through service gives a sense of reality

[2013-03-05 07:54]

When Xi Jinping, China's top political leader, worked as a village head in the northwestern province of Shaanxi in the 1970s, his unstuffy attitude boosted his popularity. Xi was happy to stand in icy water to help farmers reinforce river banks; he organized a small cooperative for blacksmiths and helped build the first methane tank in the province, according to reports from Xinhua News Agency.