2 killed, 15 rescued TWO crewmen were killed and 15 others were rescued after a cargo ship caught fire near the estuary of the Yangtze River yesterday , according to China Central Television. The incident happened at 7:01 a.m. yesterday. Firefighters and rescuers are still working to contain the blaze. Wildlife protection THE country will take measures to step up wildlife protection in 2019, yesterday’s People’s Daily reported. The government will carry out 24 key projects to improve protection including adjusting the lists of key wild animals and plants under state protection, the newspaper quoted a work plan as saying. The plan was unveiled at the second meeting of the inter-ministerial joint meeting on combating illegal trading of wildlife, a mechanism introduced in November 2016. Groundwater ecosystem THE country will strive to generally restore the functions of its groundwater ecosystem with enhanced water quality by 2035 in an effort to curb water pollution. The target will be achieved gradually, with the share of the groundwater with extremely poor quality among total groundwater reduced to about 15 percent by 2020, according to an implementation plan released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. |