China Chronicles October 24, 2012
- China strives to develop new, renewable energy: white paper
CHINA will make unswerving efforts to develop new and renewable energy to protect ecological environment and achieve sustainable development, according to a white paper released today.
Vigorously developing new and renewable energy is a key strategic measure for promoting the diversified and clean energy development and for fostering new strategic industries, said a white paper on China's energy policy released by the Information Office of the State Council.
The country will actively develop hydropower, solar power and wind power generation, seek safe and efficient way of developing nuclear power, as well as utilize biomass energy and other types of renewable energy, according to the white paper.
China plans to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to 11.4 percent and increase that of installed generating capacity from non-fossil fuels to 30 percent by the end of 2015, the white paper says.
- Hainan relaxes duty-free shopping restrictions
CHINA'S southernmost Hainan Province will increase travelers' duty-free shopping quota, lower their age limit and expand duty-free goods catalogue next month, the Ministry of Finance said today.
Duty-free shopping quota will be raised from 5,000 yuan (US$800) to 8,000 yuan, and travelers, except residents of Hainan Province, are allowed to make duty-free purchases if they are over 16 years old, instead of 18 now.
The province will also add cosmetic and healthcare equipment, tableware, kitchenware, and toys (including baby carriage) to the duty-free catalogue, bringing the number of goods categories to 21.
The initiative is aimed at boosting tourism in Hainan and turning the island province into an international tourist destination, the ministry said.
Tourists to Hainan are allowed to make duty-free purchases in designated shops twice a year and enjoy an 11 percent rebate on imported goods they bought on the island.
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- 45,409 killed in 210,797 work accidents across China
A total of 45,409 people died in 210,797 accidents across China in first nine months of this year, a drop of 15.3 percent and 21.3 percent from a year earlier, according to a national conference on workplace safety held yesterday.
China reported 650 coal mine accidents with a death toll of 1,146 people between January 1 and October 21, a drop of 34.4 percent and 27.7 percent from the same period of last year.
The country had two major accidents -- each costing more than 30 lives -- in the first three quarters, killing 84 people. The number of major accidents is the same as last year and their combined deaths increased by three from last year's figure.
State enterprises directly under the central government reported 35 deadly accidents in the first nine months with their combined number of dead and missing reaching 164, up 75 percent and 19.7 percent from a year earlier.
China reported 47 serious accidents -- each costing more than ten lives – with a combined death toll of 693, up 9.3 percent and 16.7 percent respectively.
The State Administration of Work Safety will close 625 small coal mines and 5,000 other mines by the end of this year, Xinhua News Agency said.
- Gun-dealing syndicate destroyed, 7 arrested
Police in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province busted a gun-dealing ring and seized seven suspects and more than 6,000 guns from two underground workshops and two warehouses, Xinhua reported today.
Police received a tip-off in March that an online dealer sold model guns via the Internet and they found the guns are lethal and are banned by China's gun-control laws.
The dealer, surnamed Chen, was caught on March 26 in Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning Province, and police traced the source of his guns to a supplier surnamed Wang, who had sold Chen about 320 guns. Since Wang sold Chen the guns at very low prices, police believed Wang was close to the manufacturers.
Wang was nabbed on April 11 in Shantou, a city in southern Guangdong Province. Police uncovered more than 5,400 guns in an underground workshop in the city. Wang admitted that he had purchased about 800 guns from a local factory since August 2010.
Police raided the factory and captured several suspects on April 25. The factory boss surnamed Xu confessed that they purchased gun parts from 42 factories and individuals across the country between August 2011 and April 2012 and sold more than 20,000 guns to 47 buyers, including Wang, for about 5.7 million yuan (US$911,579).
- Gun-dealing syndicate destroyed, 7 suspects arrested
POLICE in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province busted a gun-dealing ring and seized seven suspects and more than 6,000 guns from two underground workshops and two warehouses, Xinhua reported today.
Police received a tip-off in March that an online dealer sold model guns via the Internet and they found the guns are lethal and are banned by China's gun-control laws.
The dealer, surnamed Chen, was caught on March 26 in Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning Province, and police traced the source of his guns to a supplier surnamed Wang, who had sold Chen about 320 guns. Since Wang sold Chen the guns at very low prices, police believed Wang was close to the manufacturers.
Wang was nabbed on April 11 in Shantou, a city in southern Guangdong Province. Police uncovered more than 5,400 guns in an underground workshop in the city. Wang admitted that he had purchased about 800 guns from a local factory since August 2010.
Police raided the factory and captured several suspects on April 25. The factory boss surnamed Xu confessed that they purchased gun parts from 42 factories and individuals across the country between August 2011 and April 2012 and sold more than 20,000 guns to 47 buyers, including Wang, for about 5.7 million yuan (US$911,579).
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- 8 killed as tanker overturns in Henan
EIGHT people were killed and six others were injured when a tanker overturned and crushed a roadside work shed where they were sleeping early today in central China's Henan Province, local government said.
The cement-carrying tanker overturned at Hangkonggang District in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, at around 2:30 am, according to a statement from the Zhengzhou municipal government.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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