Japan's chief secretary Yukio Edano said at a conference yesterday that the government would expand the nuclear evacuation zone to 20 kilometers around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Concerns over the long-term health risks posed b high levels of accumulated radiation are on the rise, despite signs of progress in bringing the tsunami-wrecked facility under control.

Japan has raised the severity level of its nuclear crisis to the maximum seven, putting the emergency at the Fukushima Daichi power plant on a par with Chernobyl, Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency said in a statement today, cited by Xinhua News Agency.

The safety agency said the radiation release had reached 370,000 terabecquerels so far from Fukushima, while the Autonomic Energy Commission inferred it as 630,000 terabecquerels, both exceeding the seven level.

China’s central part may suffer from energy shortages this year, while overall energy supply and demand would be in balance.

China’s central part may suffer from energy shortages this year, while
overall energy supply and demand would be in balance, according to China Energy
Research Society (CERS).

The central part of China, the resource-poor and undeveloped region in the
country, would be in great demand for energy, Deputy Secretary General Yu
Yansheng with the CERS said last week.

»2010 is on course to become one of the three hottest years since records began in 1850, reported by Xinhua News Agency, citing the World Meteorological Organization.

»The WMO released figures in Cancun, Mexico, where representatives of almost 200 nations are working on a treaty to curb climate change.

Subject to the U.S. political situation, trade imbalance between the two countries and Chinese currency will be uses as two important tools to distract voters for a long time.

The seesaw trade battles between China and the United States will continue in the future, said an official, referring to a U.S.’ 301 Investigation into China’s allegedly subsidies in the renewably energy sector, who at the same time, highlighted the importance of Sino-U.S. cooperation in this area over five to ten years.

Subject to the U.S. political situation, trade imbalance between the two countries and Chinese currency will be uses as two important tools to distract voters for a long time.

The seesaw trade battles between China and the United States will continue in the future, said an official, referring to a U.S.' 301 Investigation into China's allegedly subsidies in the renewably energy sector, who at the same time, highlighted the importance of Sino-U.S.

At least three were killed and 160 people were missing in Indonesia, after powerful earthquakes hit eastern Sumatra Island, triggering a deadly tsunami.

At least three were killed and 160 people were missing in Indonesia, after powerful earthquakes hit eastern Sumatra Island, triggering a deadly tsunami on Tuesday, according to Britain media reports.

»More than 600,000 people were affected by this year’s strongest typhoon, which ravaged the Chinese coast city Fujian over the weekend, while resulting in billions of economic losses, according to local authority.

»Megi, which means “catfish” in Korean, is the 13th typhoon of the season and meteorologists believe it could be the strongest to hit China this year.

More than 1,000 villages in South China’s Hainan Province were ravaged by flash floods after storms have swept the island since a week.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to issue its first Clean Energy Bond to support its clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it plans to issue its first clean energy bonds to raise funds from renewable projects in developing countries in Asia including China.