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Wind Power Expands In China (Jul 3)
The AES Corporation says it has increase its China-based wind power operations through two new agreements with Guohua Energy. "The acquisition of the Hulunbeier Wind Farm and extension of the Huanghua Project are part of AES's continued expansion of its wind power business in China," said Tom Kunde, president of AES China. "We see a tremendous [...]


Sinofert Issues CSR Report (Jul 3)
Sinofert Holdings Limited issued "Sinofert Social Responsibility Report 2007″, which is its first corporate social responsibility report since it was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in July 2005. Formerly named Sinochem Hong Kong Holdings Limited, Sinofert's report reveals core values and development course for the company. It elaborates on efforts it has made to [...]


Hong Kong Unveils Voluntary Food Registration Scheme (Jul 2)
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety launched a pre-statutory voluntary registration scheme on July 1 for importers and distributors of cereal and grain products, herbs, spices, fats, oils, salts, condiments and sauces. "The Government is planning to introduce a food safety bill, which will require local food importers and distributors to register with the CFS to [...]


Four Chinese Companies Punished For Selling Fake NEC Keyboards (Jul 2)
Beijing No. 1 Secondary People's Court has sentenced four Chinese companies, including Beijing Shiji Yuehua Technology Development Center, to pay CNY1.15 million in compensation to Nippon Electric Company Limit for making and selling fake keyboards with the latter's brand. In November 2006, Zhuhai Department of Industry and Commerce issued a punishment to Zhuhai Yuehua Electronics Company [...]


China Yahoo Apologizes To Qihu360 For Improper Competition In China (Jul 2)
Alibaba's subsidiary China Yahoo has for the first time made an apology to Qihu360 for the improper competitive practices its service Yahoo! Assistant has brought to Qihu360. China Yahoo has made the apology on its home page, saying that "Beijing Alibaba Information Technology Co., Ltd and www.3721.com have executed improper competition to Beijing Sanji Wuxian Network [...]


BASF Criticized Again For Environmental Double Standards In China (Jul 1)
Greenpeace held a press conference in Beijing to accuse German chemical giant BASF of using double standards in environmental information disclosure in China. According to a report from Sina.com, Greenpeace says BASF has voluntarily and directly made their detailed emission information on its official websites in Germany, the U.S. and Canada, but in China, all the [...]


China's First Computer Game Industry Standard To Be Unveiled Soon (Jul 1)
To retain Shanghai's leading position in China's computer games industry and strengthen self-discipline and legal construction of the industry, Shanghai has formally initiated the drafting of Shanghai Municipal Network Games Industry Service Standard, which will be the first of its kind in China, and is expected to be unveiled by the end of this year. According [...]


Twenty-two Chinese Companies Dropped From UN Global Compact's List (Jun 30)
The United Nations Global Compact Office announced that 630 companies, including 22 Chinese companies, have so far been removed from its list of participants for failure to communicate progress. The delisted Chinese companies are Anhui Animal By-Products Import and Export Corp.; Anhui Animal By-Products Import and Export Corp.; Beijing Leading-Edge Investment Co., Ltd.; China Aviation Supplies [...]


Shanxi Province Issues Industrial Enterprise CSR Guide (Jun 30)
The Shanxi Province Industrial Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility Guide press conference and CSR Forum were recently held in Taiyuan, Shanxi. The new guide is jointly formulated by associations of coal, steel, electricity, mining, nonferrous metals, building materials and medicine industries, aiming at realizing the sustainable development of enterprises, the society and environment. As the guide points [...]


Paper Industry Sustainable Development Forum Held (Jun 30)
The Paper Industry Sustainable Development Forum has been held in Hainan. Experts from China National Forestry Industry Association and other organizations attended the forum and discussed the sustainable development within the industry. According to the latest full statistics from 2006, waste water discharged by the entire industrial sector was 20.8 million tons, with the paper industry accounting [...]