Month: February 2022

Chinese group awarded $2.8bn first phase of Philippines’ Bicol rail scheme

February 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

The Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) has awarded a $2.8bn contract to a Chinese consortium to build the first phase of the 565km Bicol rail scheme on the country’s main island of Luzon. Philippine National Railways (PNR) is planning to build the link between Metro Manila and the southeastern tip of Luzon, with the first phase to start in the first quarter of this year.  In a statement issued on 18 January, […]

Researchers trace large-scale understory biomass across China’s forests

February 15, 2022 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have traced understory biomass and its allocation across China’s forests, according to a research article recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Understory vegetation, generally consisting of the understory shrub layer, herbaceous layer and ground cover moss layer, is a significant component of any forest ecosystem and plays a vital role in biodiversity maintenance and the ecosystem’s carbon cycle. Biomass […]

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Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America

February 15, 2022 CEN_com 0

By Carlos Martinez – Feb 10, 2022 The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modelled on the Silk Road – a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe – the reality […]

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ASEAN nations using Laos-China Railway for ‘green’, low-carbon freight

February 14, 2022 CEN_com 0

Business operators from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are now using the Laos-China Railway to import and export goods to and from China and beyond. Over 100,000 tonnes of cross-border goods have been shipped via the railway since it became operational in December, 2021. In early December 2021, Laos inaugurated the Boten-Vientiane railway, a 414-kilometer (km) electrified high-speed railway that runs between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten […]

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$117.5 billion China-Russia energy deal dumps US Dollar for the Euro

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

On 6 Feb 2022 China Environment reported about China and Russia announcing significant strengthening of cooperation between the two nations in the energy sector, with major long term oil and gas deals between the two nations being signed. The Chinese President said that China and Russia should strengthen joint innovations in major energy technologies, as a way for both countries to ensure energy security. This was a clear reference to the need for […]

Forget ‘BRI debt trap’ – US controlled World Bank / IMF is the REAL debt trap

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

Forget the fake Western claims about China’s Belt & Road Initiative: the US controlled World Bank and International Monetary Fund have been bankrupting and enslaving developing nations with crippling debt, “austerity” and financial colonialism for 70 years. While supposedly an “international organisation”, all appointments to the Board of the World Bank World must be approved by the US Congress, and the Bank has been, since its creation, headquartered in Washington […]

Worst drought in 60 years hits China’s Guangdong province: influenced by climate change

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

Guangdong province receives plenty of rainfall, but rapid economic growth and climate change are nevertheless causing an emerging problem. In late December last year (2021) the Chinese news outlet Caixin reported that multiple major Guangdong cities had issued warnings to residents that they may face a water shortage as the southern province has been struck with its biggest drought since 1979. Technology hub Shenzhen has mobilized emergency response resources to […]

The Green Belt and Road Initiative

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

A China-led effort, greening of the Belt and Road Initiative involves development projects aligned with the 2030 UNSDG goals that also present climate action-positive investment opportunities. Since it was first proposed in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has taken on many forms. A clear-eyed strategy to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks, the BRI’s primary goals are regional integration and stimulating trade and […]

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Reducing surface layer ozone pollution could significantly increase wheat yield in East Asia: study

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have discovered that halving the ground level ozone pollution dose could increase wheat yields by more than 20 percent, the Science and Technology Daily reported Thursday. The climbing concentration of surface ozone pollution hinders crop growth and reduces yields, according to the report. The researchers from the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology worked in cooperation with nine other institutions to assess […]

Lower surface ozone to increase East Asia grain yield

February 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

Reducing ground-layer ozone pollution will significantly increase East Asia grain yield: Chinese scientists Published 2022/02/13 Rising pollution from surface or ground ozone (O3) – technically, ozone in the “boundary layer” of the troposhere – is having a devastating impact on agriculture in East Asia, causing a crop production loss of nearly $63 billion annually, which may exacerbate food insecurity and health risk in the region. Ground ozone, a greenhouse gas […]