Full Coverage: China
December 2005
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12/27/2005
China has developed a new and more effective bird flu vaccine which can also protect its massive poultry population against another poultry killer known as Newcastle disease, state media stated.
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12/23/2005
The UK is to spend £3.5 million over three years researching "clean coal" technologies with China with the aim of developing power stations that emit less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [United Kingdom] [Energy] [Climate Change] [Science] Image: Climate change demo, London, 2005
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12/22/2005
An increasing number of Chinese citizens are voicing their frustration over corruption, religious persecution, environmental degredation, and the vast socio-economic gap between urban and rural populations, says the Asia America Initiative. Although largely uncoordinated, the movement is attracting the support of urban intellectuals and legal experts.
Read moreFrom: Asia America Initiative Related: [Development] [Activism] [Corruption & Transparency] [Governance] Image: The movement has gained momentum since protesting farmers were killed by Chinese police in Dongzhou village. © Asia America Initiative
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12/19/2005
Kiina-ilmiön kääntöpuoli: seitsemänsataa miljoonaa kiinalaista elää YK:n asettaman äärimmäisen köyhyyden rajan alapuolella, alle dollarilla päivässä. Vuosittain työtapaturmissa kuolee 15 000 kiinalaista. Ammatillinen järjestäytyminen ei ole sallittua, paitsi kommunistisen puolueen alaiseen ACFTU:hun kuuluminen.
Read moreFrom: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related: [Labor] [Human Rights] |
12/16/2005
The lifting of birth-spacing rules in China's Hainan Province has led to fewer abortions and a more balanced sex ratio at birth, reports the United Nations Population Fund.
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12/15/2005
Some say it's too early for emerging Chinese industries to be held to rigorous social responsibility standards. But corporate social responsibility addresses fundamental questions of profit-making and should be mainstreamed into a company's business model from the get-go, says Worldwatch's Zijun Li, parroting the words of BP China's president.
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12/09/2005
Kiina on toteuttanut huiman taloudellisen nousunsa kestämättömällä tavalla, yleistetään Vapaiden ammattiyhdistysten kansainvälisen liiton raportissa. Sen mukaan on mahdollista että köyhyys kääntyy jälleen nousuun. Jyrkkien tuloerojen vuoksi lähes 700 miljoonaa kiinalaista elää edelleen köyhyydessä.
Read moreFrom: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related: [Poverty] Image: -
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12/05/2005
Viime viikolla on tullut esiin tietoja järjestäytyneestä lapsikaupasta Kiinassa, Hunanin maakunnan alueella. Myös Pelastakaa Lasten adoptioperheisiin on sijoitettu lapsia tämän maakunnan lastenkodeista. Adoptoitavaksi tulevien lasten vanhempia etsitään kuitenkin Kiinan viranomaisten voimin kolme kuukautta ennenkuin adoptio voi tulla kyseeseen.
Read moreFrom: Pelastakaa Lapset - Rädda Barnen Related: [Children] Image: - © Tamilla Held
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12/02/2005
Around 60 activists were detained by the police in Shanghai after they attempted to deliver a letter to UN officials attending the UN Global Compact Summit taking place nearby.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Shelter & Housing] [Activism] [United Nations] |
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