A new passenger rail line connected China's easternmost county of Fuyuan to inland areas Tuesday, and it is expected to boost the economy and tourism in the China-Russia border town.
Out of concern for its air quality, Beijing has stepped up efforts to phase out old, heavy-polluting motor vehicles, the local environmental watchdog said.
An estimated 8,572 premature deaths occurred in four major Chinese cities this year due to high levels of PM2.5, a study has found.
Beijing releases complete data of PM2.5
Chinese authorities vowed to focus on quality and efficiency of economic growth in 2013, showing the determination to ensure economic development.
China will encourage and increase both private and public investment next year to effectively bolster the country's economic development.
Chinese policymakers are striving to develop a greener economy, for more sustainable growth. The comment was made at a meeting of the executive State Council.
China needs to strengthen efforts in five aspects to reach the goal of building a modernized country with ecological progress, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said.
Guangzhou rolled out on Monday its new-energy vehicle subsidy policies, as the city became the first to officially introduce such incentives nationwide.
China may almost double its upper limit for solar power installed capacity to 40 gigawatts by 2015 from the current 21 gW.
The Swiss subsidiary of Jinko Solar signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Development Bank's Guangdong branch on Dec 7.
China's installed capacities for wind power and hydropower have grown to the world's largest, said Liu Zhenya, president of the China Electricity Council.
Guangzhou's rapid-transit bus system is awarded a Lighthouse Activities award by the United Nations' Momentum for Change initiative.