BEIJING (Reuters)
Said state media reported on Monday that China has detained more than two thousand people and seized tons of contaminated products and closed more than five thousands of a company in a five-month campaign to deal with the problems of food safety, but the road is still bumpy.The news agency quoted China's Xinhua from an unnamed official of the Food Safety Commission of the Cabinet "has achieved remarkable success last campaign. But this is just the beginning."
The official said "should not be exaggerated in the evaluation of this campaign. We can not lower our guard or sit back and we must be aware of the nature of the problem of food safety complex and long-term and to remain on high alert."
He added: "We must continue to pressure and should not give any opportunity for criminal elements."
China is struggling to rein in health and safety violations in the food sector, despite the harsh sanctions and repeated commitments to confront the problem.
Since July, Chinese courts have sentenced at least 12 people, including one who was sentenced to death suspended for their involvement in the production or sale of pork contaminated with toxic chemicals.
In the latest scandal involving food safety authorities have detained 32 people for their role in making and selling tons of cooking oil previously used and re-packaged and offered for sale as new.
In 2008, six children were killed and at least satisfactory about 300 thousand children from drinking milk contaminated with melamine, a substance added to milk to give misleading results in tests of high protein.
Warned international airlines from the EU risks a trade war is imminent if the European countries move ahead with plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions, those companies with the passage of aircraft through the atmosphere of the continent.
According to CNN on its website that it is expected to take effect this tax with effect from the beginning of December next and provides for the purchase of airline permissions for each ton of carbon dioxide resulting from its operations over a specified share.
The airline said that it would lead to higher costs and increases the pressures of the global economy staggers.
He said the air transport industry that the EU risks threatening the airlines found to be in violation of rules and sanctions range from fines and stop the flights.
And denounced the Director of the International Association of Air Transport Tony Taylor, European decision, saying that while he believes the European Union in the draft exchange of greenhouse gas emissions as a policy environment perceived as the rest of the world as a violation of sovereignty.
And joined the airline Asian criticism of the EU move, and said Biasfasta Rmanand Prime airline Thai Tai that if you start other governments in the application of the tax Vstndjem total chaos as the EU needs to consider the matter more positively, or stay until the end of life in a war with the aviation industry.
Europe responded to the criticism by pointing out that the project Walid lengthy consultations took several years with the air transport sector which has been listening to his objections.
Said Mary Veronica Tovsak Beltrski director of the international carbon market of the European Union that Europe heard and been listening since the start of policy design since all legislation in Europe started in consultation with stakeholders and this is applicable to the legislation, noting that the legislation was proposed after the failure of the aviation industry to agree on alternatives to reduce carbon emissions, despite 15 years of talks through the International Organization for Civil Aviation.
The European Court of Justice regarding the law that was adopted in 2008 after a legal challenge filed by the American Association of Air Transport and American Airlines, Continental and United, claiming a violation of international law and the Charter of Chicago, which regulates aviation rules in the world.
The European Union announced on Monday that the airline will receive a free 85 percent of carbon emissions permits for next year down to 82 percent from 2013 to 2020.
The aim of the European plan to address the growing emissions from aviation, amounting to $ 500 billion, constituting about 2 percent of the emissions of greenhouse gases.
The high temperatures may cause the death of forests
And flooding in low lying coastal areas
Canada
A report contributed to the Canadian government in its support that the negative impact of climate change could cost Canada the equivalent of 1% of their gross national product by 2050 and 2.5% by the year 2075.
According to estimates based on carbon emissions and global economy and population growth, the damage can be up to $ 41 billion Canadian dollars (20 billion U.S. dollars).
The report says that high temperatures may cause the death of forests, and flooding in low lying coastal areas and the spread of diseases.
Denied the committee overseeing the report could benefit from Canada rising temperatures worldwide.
The committee said the Canadian National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) that climate change is a long-term economic burden and growing for Canada. "
The report suggested the 162-page fact measures including promoting the protection of forests from fires and control the epidemic and efforts to promote the growth of trees that can adapt to changing climatic conditions.
The Committee also recommended the construction work identified in the low-lying coastal areas prone to flooding and the development of technologies to reduce pollution and slow the accumulation of ozone.
She adds that the costs of climate in Canada has more than 5 billion Canadian dollars in 2020 to between 21 and 34 billion Canadian dollars by the year 2050.
The report shows that these figures depend on the coordination of action to reduce global warming in the world two degrees Celsius by 2050.
The findings were used by opposition politicians who believe that the Conservative government should do more to counter the threat of global warming.
The report also said that there is much that Canada could gain from an international treaty the Kyoto-style treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after 2012.
Sought by the authorities in the Philippines on Sunday struggled to reach areas in the northern provinces of the island of Luzon, which saw strong hurricanes in less than a week as fears of a third storm off the coast.
The National Agency for the disaster that a woman was killed when the storm occurred Nagaa on Saturday despite reports from provincial officials the fall more of the dead.
When the hurricane occurred Nagaa the country were not recovered after the storm Nissat, which took place on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people.
30 people still missing after Hurricane Nissat agency said disaster that flooded a number of towns and villages.
The succession of hurricanes to isolate the parts of several regions because of the closure of roads and power outages and the threat of a tornado a third time later this week means the need to speed delivery of relief supplies.
The storm swept through the province of Isabela Nagaa producer of rice and the Cordillera mountain and led to power outages before they leave the west coast and heading towards Vietnam.
He continues, officials have another storm formed off the east coast of Luzon was hit later in the week.
The agency said that the volume of disaster damage from Hurricane Nissat reached 6.7 billion pesos (155 million dollars). Provided more than 180 thousand people to shelters in dozens of towns to the north of Manila. There is no preliminary estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Nagaa.
