Daily News April 3,2014

Environment and Health

China may sell debt to combat climate change, ECNS

China may sell debt and is considering other ways to raise funds for combating climate change, an official at the country's top economic planner said on Tuesday.

The road to cleaner vehicles in Hong Kong and on the mainland, SCMP

Freda Fung says the mainland and HK have a unique chance to curb pollution by adopting stricter EU and US vehicle emission standards.

Shenzhen becomes third city to join protests over Maoming PX plant, SCMP

Demonstrations against Maoming chemical plant spread to third city, as authorities admit police injured protesters but deny 15 were killed.

Beijing, Seoul fight air pollution together, Xinhuanet

Beijing and Seoul signed a cooperation agreement here on Thursday to jointly tackle air pollution.

Yunnan set to allocate $4 billion to clean lakes, Xinhuanet

Yunnan province will spend 24.6 billion yuan ($4 billion) to upgrade the water quality of nine lakes and their ecological systems this year, with more than half that sum, 12.6 billion yuan, earmarked for cleaning the famous Dianchi Lake in the provincial capital, top officials have said.

China launches carbon trading in Hubei, Xinhuanet

Central China's Hubei Province Wednesday launched a carbon trading scheme, the country's sixth.

Crops, Dairy and Food Security

In Cargill's Chicken Factories in China, Workers "Live on the Farm" and "Can't Leave"

What's Made in the USA and Selling Online in China?

Food from U.S. Farms: It's a New Chinese E-Commerce Trend

Liking the Taste of China's Pork Play, WSJ

When China's largest pork distributor acquired America's largest pork producer, it was a tasty match. Now the two are going to the public market to sanctify their union as the world's top pork firm.

China rejections of U.S. corn top 1 million tonnes after latest data, Reuters

China canceled purchases of 221,400 tonnes of U.S. corn last week, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday, bringing the total to more than 1 million tonnes of corn rejected since November in a dispute involving a biotech variety not approved by the No. 3 buyer of U.S. grain.

China Milk Thirst Hands U.S. Dairies Record 2014 Profits, Bloomberg

In a year when most American farmers can expect lower earnings than in 2013, U.S. milk producers are having a windfall.

Energy Problem

Clean Coal Test: Power Plants Prepare to Capture Carbon, National Geographic

Can coal be cleaned up? Power plants in Mississippi and Canada will soon find out.

Husky Energy and CNOOC have commenced first production at the landmark Liwan Gas Project, oil and gas technology

Canadian company, Husky Energy, and CNOOC have started production at a Liwan field project in the South China Sea, with a future expected output of 400 to 500 mmcf/day

Trade

China: from capital imports to exports, China Post

Over the last 35 years, China has mesmerized the world as it transformed itself from one of the world's poorest countries into its second largest economy and top trading nation.