Full Coverage: East Asia
July 2007
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07/29/2007
Disturbing new images of tiger carcasses piled up in cold storage at one of China’s largest “tiger farms” raise questions about enforcement of tiger trade bans in effect in China and internationally.
Read moreFrom: Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Related: [China] |
07/28/2007
NEW YORK, Jul 27 (OneWorld) - Calls for increased help from Washington are on the rise as global efforts to tackle the world's burgeoning water and sanitation crisis have largely failed to produce any meaningful results so far.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Saudi Arabia] [Pakistan] [Iran ] [India] [China] [Agriculture] [Water/Sanitation] [Politics] [Governance] Image: Water handpump, India. © Centre for Science and Environment
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07/25/2007
After shutting down its nuclear facilities, arms control advocates are commending North Korea for progress toward becoming a nuclear-free state while urging the Bush administration to persevere through the tough negotiations ahead.
Read moreFrom: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Related: [United States] [North Korea] Image: © Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
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07/23/2007
"History is full of seemingly impossible goals which became achievable because people made their voices heard," says peace activist Steven Crandell.
Read moreFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related: [Japan] |
07/20/2007
Nuclear power is never safe, but it can be made less safe through a combination of lies, cover-ups and geological fault lines: a look at the damage caused by an earthquake to the world's largest nuclear plant - and the revelations that have been coming out since about spills and leaks at the facility.
Read moreFrom: Greenpeace International Related: [Japan] |
07/18/2007
One-third of the length of all China's rivers are "highly polluted" as are three-quarters of its major lakes, according to a new report that says 300 million people drink contaminated water every day.
Read more* OneWorld Guide to China From: Guardian Unlimited Related: [China] Image: Air pollution: The burning of more than 2bn tonnes of the dirtiest coal a year is costing the economy the equivalent of 3-7% of GDP (£8-15bn a year), according to the report © SciDev.Net
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07/17/2007
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (OneWorld) - The huge fire and radioactive leak at a nuclear site in Japan caused by Monday's earthquake have prompted new calls for restraints on the use of nuclear technology.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Japan] [Nuclear Issues] [Energy] |
07/15/2007
The Chinese government has reportedly asked the World Bank not to publish a report that chronicles the widespread cost of pollution in China; government officials said the material was too sensitive and could cause "social unrest."
Read moreFrom: Worldwatch Institute Related: [China] |
07/13/2007
Research by Ashland University and the Basel Action Network finds that electronic waste exported by the U.S. to China is exported back to the U.S. in the form of trinklets and charm jewellery that children use.
Read moreFrom: Basel Action Network Related: [China] [United States] [Children] [Trade] [Globalization] |
07/09/2007
The state power of Beijing's communists and Thimpu's royalists is used to deny freedom to Tibetans and Nepalese under its heel, finds Meenakshi Ganguly.
Read moreFrom openDemocracy Related: [China] [Bhutan] |
07/02/2007
China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology, asks Jane Wu?
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [China] |
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