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Chinese prosecutors toughen crackdown on environmental offenses along Yangtze River

Chinese procuratorates have stepped up efforts to punish offenders polluting the environment along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Supreme People's Procuratorate

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Science Saturday 20200111

09:07 In this week's Science Saturday, we look at science news ranging from Chinese paddlefish to Australia's bushfires.MARINE LIFEChinese researchers have declared the Chinese paddlef

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China tightens crackdown on environmental offenses along Yangtze River

Chinese courts have stepped up efforts to punish offenders polluting the environment along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Thurs

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China to optimize financial support for Yangtze River Economic Belt

China's banking and insurance regulator pledged to optimize financial services to facilitate the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Financial instit

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Widest Yangtze River bridge construction to be completed in 2020

Construction on the widest bridge over the Yangtze River is expected to be completed in 2020, a local official said Tuesday. Zhou Xianwang, mayor of Wuhan, capital of

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China's Pearl River freight volume sets record

The freight volume of south China's Pearl River exceeded 1 billion tonnes in 2019, setting a new record, second only to that of Yangtze River in China, official statis

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China sees 670 mln entry, exit trips in 2019

Border inspection agencies across China saw 670 million entry and exit trips in 2019, an increase of 3.8 percent from the previous year, figures from the National Immi

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4 years of Yangtze River Economic Zone: A development demonstration

Workers finish joining together the steel structures of a rail-road bridge of the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou high-speed railway over the Yangtze River in Wuhu, China, April 26, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

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Southwest China municipality adds four national wetland parks

Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has added another four national level wetland parks, bringing the total to 19. Chongqing sits at the confluence of the Yangtze

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Electric ship conducts trial operation on Yangtze

A homegrown electric ship has conducted a trial operation in central China on the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway. Junlyu is the first electric ship weighing a

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China expands use of laser radar to combat smog

Chinese researchers are expanding the use of a new laser radar device to monitor and analyze air pollutants such as PM2.5, fine particulate matter that causes smog, in

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Chinese authorities push for 10-year moratorium on Chinese river

02:08 Facing depleting fish stocks and worrying biodiversity issues, the Chinese government has decided to step up efforts to protect its longest river. Fishing is now

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2020: A year of milestone significance for China

02:24 On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his annual speech, reviewing the country's accomplishments in 2019 and sending his wishes for 2020."Comprehensive, concr

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China starts 10-year fishing ban on Yangtze River

China on Wednesday began a 10-year fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River to protect biodiversity in the country's longest river, according to the Ministry of A