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Farmers in China use salt-tolerant wheat to increase output in barren land

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Farmers in China have harvested salt-tolerant wheat in fields used to be barren as harvesting season starts. Varieties of salt-tolerant wheat have been specifically designed to grow in saline and alkali soils, as soluble salts such as sodium, calcium affect crops output. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have designed new cultivars that can grow in saline and alkali soils and are drought-resistant. Some areas in Cangzhou (Hebei) […]

China salt-tolerant wheat increases output

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Farmers in China use salt-tolerant wheat to increase output in barren land Published 2022/06/08 Farmers in China have harvested salt-tolerant wheat in fields that used to be barren as harvesting season starts. Varieties of salt-tolerant wheat have been specifically designed to grow in saline and alkali soils, as soluble salts such as sodium, calcium affect crops output. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have designed new cultivars that […]

Wang Yi: China ready to make BRI cooperation plan with Timor-Leste

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China is willing to make joint efforts with Timor-Leste to push their bilateral comprehensive cooperative partnership to a higher level, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday when meeting with President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. Noting that China supports Timor-Leste’s active participation in regional affairs, Wang said that the country looks forward to Timor-Leste joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]

BRICS countries agree to strengthen collaboration to address global challenges

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The five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – agreed to deepen strategic cooperation with the evolution of the international landscape. China says BRICS should act as the stabilizer for the current situation and a booster for development. The BRICS sherpas (see note below) have agreed to further strengthen solidarity and cooperation to address multiple challenges the globe is currently facing, including the Covid-19 pandemic and […]

China steps up efforts to control ‘new chemical pollutants’

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Published 2022/06/01 “New pollutants” refer to pollutants that pose risks to the environment or human health, but are not managed yet or cannot be managed through existing measures so that the risks are contained. These include various toxic chemicals including persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disrupting chemicals and antibiotics. By the end of 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will publish China’s first list of “new pollutants” for priority control, […]

Microplastics discovered in remote, frozen Tibet plateau

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Published 2022/06/01 Microplastics pose a threat even to remote cryospheric (frozen) regions The discovery of microplastics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led to unexpected revelations and shed light on the global transmission of pollutants. A new study analyzing these tiny particles on the plateau and in other key regions found that microplastics pose a threat even to remote cryospheric (frozen) regions, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources […]

China to step up efforts to control ‘new chemical pollutants’

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“New pollutants” refer to pollutants that pose risks to the environment or human health, but are not managed yet or cannot be managed through existing measures so that the risks are contained. These include various toxic chemicals including persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disrupting chemicals and antibiotics. By the end of 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will publish China’s first list of “new pollutants” for priority control, according to […]

China leverages fiscal policies to spur decarbonization

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BEIJING — China’s Finance Ministry unveiled a guideline on Monday further leveraging the role of fiscal policies to achieve the country’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. By 2030, a fiscal and taxation system that is conducive to green and low-carbon development will be basically established to achieve the goal of peaking carbon emissions, according to the guideline released on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The system of […]

Microplastics discovered in frozen remote Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

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The discovery of microplastics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led to unexpected revelations and shed light on the global transmission of pollutants. A new study analyzing these tiny particles on the plateau and in other key regions found that microplastics pose a threat even to remote cryospheric (frozen) regions, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. “A copious […]