Review paper on China’s water pollution published

Feb 9, 2017

In a recent paper, the CAS Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have analyzed China’s water pollution situation. Based on more than 200 published studies, it was found that organo-chlorine...

CFDA to draw new rules on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Feb 9, 2017

Following the 1992 promulgation on Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulations”, 267 varieties of traditional Chinese medicines were protected. Five areas, namely respiratory medicine, medicine for the cardiovascular system, for the digestive system,...

China to become major player in high-speed trains

Feb 3, 2017

China is expected to supply next-generation bullet trains capable of traveling at 400 km per hour for Russia’s Moscow-Kazan line by 2020. The line is expected to be about 770 kilometers long and will run through seven Russian regions with a total population of...

China wastes 17 – 18 million tons of food every year

Feb 3, 2017

Shengkui CHENG, a researcher from the CAS Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, made an analysis on almost 7,000 tables and 366 restaurants in Beijing, Shanghai and the southwestern cities of Lhasa and Chengdu. The team interviewed hundreds...