Corruption that leads to accidents should be subject to harsher penalties, according to a new judicial interpretation on endangering production safety.
A government-appointed group set up in the wake of Fonterra's 2013 false botulism scare and global product recall has found New Zealand's dairy sector food safety capability in "good shape," although a stronger food safety culture was needed, it said.
Most villages in Brunei have difficulties handling safety issues including fighting against crimes, said the secretariat of Excellent Village Awards.
Premier Li Keqiang presided over a meeting on Tuesday to hear briefing by the State Council investigation team on updates of the probe into the severe blast that struck Tianjin on Aug. 12.
China is preparing a tougher Food Safety Law to come into effect on Oct. 1, said a senior official with China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on Tuesday.
The Binhai New Area in Tianjin has launched safety inspections on companies that handle dangerous chemicals or goods following warehouse blasts that caused grave casualties in mid-August.
Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, started full commercial operation Thursday, making the plant the first to be brought fully back online following new safety regulations in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns.
September marks the start of the new school year in China. As students return to campus, school safety has become the center of attention across the country.
China's top procuratorate on Thursday announced its investigation into 10 officials and port executives for alleged neglect of duty in the Tianjin warehouse explosions, which killed at least 139 people.
Beijing has tightened safety checks on companies that work with chemicals after two explosions at a warehouse in neighboring Tianjin last week, the local work safety bureau said.
Beijing has tightened safety checks on companies that work with chemicals after two explosions at a warehouse in neighboring Tianjin last week, the local work safety bureau said.
Thousands of rescuers, soldiers and medics have been mobilized to search for the missing, clean up toxic chemicals and treat the injured after last week's Tianjin explosions.
Japan restarted a nuclear reactor in the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, at 10:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, making it the first utility in the country to do so though anti-atomic sentiment remains strong following the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Two recent escalator tragedies, which left one woman dead and seriously injured a toddler, have sparked safety concerns in China.
Chinese civil aviation watchdog asked local branches to conduct safety checks on medium-size, small and new airports after a passenger caused chaos on a flight on Sunday.
China's Ministry of Public Security has reported fewer road accidents and consequent fatalities during the 2015 Spring Festival peak period that officially ended Sunday.
Japan's nuclear regulator on Thursday gave safety clearance to two more nuclear reactors that were idled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, which will be a boon for the government who has been trying to bring the nation's reactors back online to alleviate the huge burden of imported fossil fuels.
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