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Shipping company fined for environmental damage

Xiamen Maritime Court recently concluded China’s first case related to a dispute over damage to the marine environment, brought by the Coast Guard. The defendant, a shipping company based in Wuhu, Anhui Province, was ordered to pay more than 1.28…
2022-04-24

Using the market to reduce emissions: Han Jin interview

In early March, at a village in Rwanda’s Southern Province, a borehole in a schoolyard was repaired after lying abandoned for many years. As the well water gushed out, people cheered, sang and danced in celebration with the realization that…
2022-04-21

Gu Weimin: NGOs and government can improve cooperation

In recent years, the scope and frequency of government purchases of NGO services in China have gradually increased, which has helped to promote the sector’s development. To better understand the reasons and requirements of government purchases and how NGOs can…
2022-04-20

Government departments aim to make cities more youth friendly

A new set of opinions jointly issued by 17 Chinese departments urge cities to regulate the development of youth social organizations and increase the number of volunteers providing services for young people. The departments include the Central Propaganda Department, Cyberspace…
2022-04-18

Revealed: how a foreign NGO can legally operate in China

On January 1, 2017, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Domestic Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations (also known as: the NGO Law) came into effect. In the years since, it has become the most…
2022-04-15

NGOs assist MU5735 search and rescue effort

When flight MU5735 crashed in Wuzhou, Guangxi, on March 21, rescue teams from NGOs and private companies rushed to the site to participate in the search for victims. Due to poor weather and the complex terrain of the local mountainous…
2022-04-14

Roundup: delegates’ environmental proposals at Two Sessions

When it comes to the environmental protection issues discussed during China’s “Two Sessions” this year, carbon neutrality and resource conservation received most attention from the public, with 55.2 percent and 54 percent of respondents to a questionnaire claiming to be…
2022-04-12

10 illegal social organizations banned

The Social Organization Law Enforcement Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Civil Affairs released a list of 10 social organizations that have recently been banned on April 8. The organizations are as follows: China Quality Certification Supervision Commission (listed as…
2022-04-12

New research sheds light on migrant mothers (part 2)

As mentioned in the previous article, new research sheds light on migrant mothers, the Facilitators launched the Health Care Action for Working Mothers and released a report calling for more attention to be paid to this vulnerable group. Among the…
2022-04-11

Guidance encourages ‘green’ Belt and Road

China’s top economic planner and three ministries jointly issued guidance on promoting the green development of the Belt and Road Initiative on March 16, encouraging businesses to increase investment and global cooperation in green infrastructure, investment, finance and environmental impact…
2022-04-08

Shenzhen brings in measures to promote disabled employment

Shenzhen employers that sign labor contracts of at least a year with disabled job applicants may apply for social insurance subsidies and recruitment incentives, according to the newly released “Shenzhen Measures for Promoting the Employment of Disabled Persons”. Those recruited…
2022-04-07

Better Together: Scarlet Hoy interview

Finding the questions at pub quizzes a little too male-centric, Scarlet Hoy decided to do something about it. Her frustration led to the creation of “Boobs & Brains”, a women’s quiz with questions targeted at a female audience. Hoy recently…
2022-04-06

Helping women escape domestic abuse: Li Ying interview

From Fang Si-Qi’s First Love Paradise by Lin Yi-Han to Know My Name by Chanel Miller and Black Box by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, Li Ying always prepared multiple copies of the same books on her shelf. “The extra copies…
2022-03-29

Building up NGOs: interview with Zhang Jufang

In recent years, capacity building has become popular in the NGO sector. Various guidelines have been drafted and workshops designed to help organizations “obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time” (UNDP,…
2022-03-28

Waterdrop pilots service charge for fundraising projects

Waterdrop, one of China’s most popular online fundraising platforms, announced early this year that the platform will add a 3 percent service charge (no more than 5,000 yuan) for a single fundraising project on a pilot basis in some selected…
2022-03-24

Chinese energy firms face increased litigation risk abroad

In recent decades, public interest lawsuits have significantly promoted the global governance of climate change in Western countries. According to statistics from the Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), 1,841 climate change lawsuits had been filed around the…
2022-03-24
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