BEIJING - China is moving to tighten control over pollutant emissions from new motor vehicles.A recently revised policy demands stricter emission limits to be gradually placed on carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter produced by new motor vehicles, according to a Ministry of Environmental Protection statement Wednesday.The ministry will make unified national emission standards for new vehicles, with local authorities encouraged to adopt the standards ahead of schedule. Priority of regulation will be put on heavy-duty diesel vehicles.Authorities will encourage the research and development of automobiles using alternative fuels such as natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, ethanol and biodiesel. The use of alternative fuel and new energy vehicles should be given preference in urban public transport, sanitation, postal and logistics sectors.The ministry said China's pollution control on motor vehicles should reach an internationally advanced level by 2020, with at least 95 percent of scrapped vehicles recycled.The government unveiled a five-year national clean air action plan in 2013, aiming to improve air quality through measures such as closing factories, limiting cars and replacing coal with clean energy. cheap wristbands ukrubber bracelet makercheap rubber wristbandswristbands onlinedebossed wristband
HONG KONG - A youth exchange program named "Belt and Road Journey" kicked off here Thursday, aiming to raise awareness of the opportunities brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative.Twenty young people will travel by train at the end of this month to cities including Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Kazakhstan's Almaty.The 20 young people, aged between 18 and 25, were selected from more than 500 applicants.During the six-day trip, they will visit local businesses and landmarks, and interact with local university students, one of the organizers, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said at a press conference.In this way, the young people from Hong Kong will get "first-hand knowledge of the economic and cultural landscape of different Belt and Road regions," the organizer noted.The journey will be filmed and broadcast as a special TV series in September, as part of the HKTDC's ongoing efforts to promote the Belt and Road Initiative through the media and social media channels to attract more young people to get involved.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Raymond Yip described the program as a flagship Belt and Road promotion event for young people this summer.He hoped that through direct interaction with local youths and visits to companies, the trip will help young people here gain a deeper understanding of the initiative.The initiative, proposed by China in 2013, refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.
