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Earth Day: China's efforts in fighting plastic pollution

It’sbeen48yearssincethefirstEarthDay,celebratedoneveryApril22.Thefocusofthedaythisyearisonfundamentallychanginghumanattitudesandbehaviorregardingplasticsandcata

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China's ZTE opposes US ban as global supply chain suspended

TheUStechbanonZTEpreventingitfrombuyingtechnologyfromAmericancompaniesforallegedlyviolatingUSsanctionsagainsttheDPRKandIranhasdamagedtheglobalsupplychainwhichno

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APD Review | China: Farewell to foreign garbage

ByAPDWriterWangBaocaiAsChinaissteepingupthefightagainstpollutionandenvironmentaldegradation,thecountryhasstoppedacceptingshipmentsofrubbishsuchaswasteplasticand

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APD Review | Farewell to foreign garbage

ByAPDWriterWangBaocaiAsChinaissteepingupthefightagainstpollutionandenvironmentaldegradation,thecountryhasstoppedacceptingshipmentsofrubbishsuchaswasteplasticand

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Twitter to ban crypto ads

TwitterisjoiningGoogleandFacebookinplanningtoannounceablanketbanofInitialCoinOfferings(ICOs),tokensalesandcryptocurrencies.Thesocialnetworkisseeminglythinkingof

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Google to ban ads on cryptocurrencies, related products

AlphabetInc’sGooglesaidonWednesdayitwillbanadvertisementsforcryptocurrenciesandrelatedcontentstartinginJune.Underthenewpolicy,thecompanywillbanadsforunregulated

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German court rules in favor of city bans on diesel cars

AtopGermancourtruledonTuesdayinfavorofallowingmajorcitiestobanheavilypollutingdieselcars,amovelikelytohitthevalueof12millionvehiclesinEurope’slargestcarmarketan

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Iraq, Saudi face off in bout of football diplomacy

IraqishostingafootballinternationalagainstSaudiArabiaonWednesdayforthefirsttimeinalmostfourdecades,inafriendlyencounterwithhighdiplomaticandpoliticalstakes.With

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Cricket: SC issues notice to BCCI over Sreesanth's life ban

TheBoardforControlofCricketinIndia(BCCI)hasbeengivenfourweekstimebytheSupremeCourttorespondtothepetitionfiledbySSreesanthchallengingthelifebanimposedonhim.InOct

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Thailand bans smoking on 24 popular beaches from Feb.1

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Feb.1(APD)--Thailand'ssmokingbanonsomeofthecountry'smostpopularbeachescomesintoeffectonFeb.1.Accordingtotheregulationpromulgatedbyt

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China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry

ForyearsChinawastheworld'stopdestinationforrecyclabletrash,butabanoncertainimportshasleftnationsscramblingtofindnewdumpinggroundsforgrowingpilesofgarbage.Thedec

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Arsenal boss called referee Mike Dean 'not honest' and 'a disgrace'

ArsenalbossArseneWengercalledrefereeMikeDean"nothonest"and"adisgrace"aftertheGunners'1-1drawatWestBromonNewYear'sEve,theFootballAssociationhasrevealed.Deangavea

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South Korea says planned ban on cryptocurrency market not yet finalized

SouthKoreasaidonMondaythatitsplanstobanvirtualcoinexchangeshadnotyetbeenfinalizedasgovernmentagencieswerestillintalkstodecidehowtoregulatethemarket.“Theplantoba

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China: new headaches from new shopping habits, plastics ban 10 years on

TenyearssinceChinaplacedabanonfreeplasticbags,theknock-oneffecthasbeenevident,withsupermarketsandshoppingmallsreportinghugereductions.Unfortunately,althoughdema

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New Zealanders build island in bid to avoid alcohol ban

AgroupofNewZealandershasconstructedasandislandincoastalwaters,seeminglyinacreativeattempttoavoidabanondrinkinginpublicplaces.Thegroupbuiltthestructureatlowtidei

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Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect

China'scompletebanonivorytradewentintoeffectSunday,officialssaid."Fromtoday...thebuyingandsellingofelephantivoryandgoodsbyanymarket,shoporvendorisagainstthelaw!

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US transgender people cleared to join military, for now

TheJusticeDepartmenthasmadeclearitsproposedbanontransgendermilitaryrecruitsisonhold,meaningtheirenlistmentcanstartMonday.Butthefuturefortransgenderpeopleinthear