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China Bans Plastic Bags and Straws

China will ban non-degradable plastic bags in big cities. The restaurant industry will also be banned from using single-use straws by the end of this year in an effort to reduce waste.

The country is one of the largest plastic consumers in the world, and the plan aims to reduce 30% non-degradable single-use packaging in large cities' food establishments within 5 years.

Prime Ministers Viorica Dancila, Li Keqiang welcome upward development of Romania - China relations

Premier Viorica Dancila met on Saturday with Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang, on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the China - Central and Eastern European Countries cooperation format ('16+1') organized in Sofia; the two officials welcomed on the occasion the upward evolution of relations between the two countries, highlighting the great capital of trust and t

TheVerge: China will Ban People with Poor 'Social Credit' from Planes and Trains

Starting in May, Chinese citizens who rank low on the country's burgeoning "social credit" system will be in danger of being banned from buying plane or train tickets for up to a year, according to statements recently released by the country's National Development and Reform Commission.

Modernization of Belgrade-Budapest to begin at end of 2015

BELGRADE - A feasibility study on modernizing the Belgrade-Budapest railway to make it possible for trains to run at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour run will be completed by the end of June, and the works will begin by the end of 2015 and last two years, the Serbian government said in a release on Wednesday.