Shandong has a capacity to refine 210 million metric tons of oil every year, of which 130 million tons are refined by private companies. [Photo/IC] A total of 4,939 suspects were charged for crimes related with environmental pollution from January to October, up by 38.5 percent year-on-year, the top procuratorate said on Thursday. During the same period, prosecutors charged 26,765 people for destroying ecological environment resources such as forest and grassland, an increase of 14.79 percent, according to a release from the Supreme People's Procuratoreate. Prosecuting departments also launched 1,314 public interest litigations involving environmental pollution between January and October, the release said. A total of 17.15 billion yuan ($2.47 billion) of economic loss was recovered through all the cases handled by the prosecuting authorities, according to the SPP. Environment protection is closely related to the country's economic development and the prosperity of future generations, the release said. We will take a 'zero tolerance' attitude toward such crimes and severely punish the polluters. The top procuratorate said it has deployed many actions to target crimes such as illegally cutting the forests and trees, illegally mining and occupying the farmland, as well as illegally discharging toxic and harmful pollutants into seas and rivers. Since January, the SPP has worked with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to supervise 46 major environment pollution cases, such as the pollution of the Dongting Lake in Hunan province this June. The SPP has also joined hands with forestry and grassland administrators to supervise 10 major criminal cases involving destroying the forest and illegally hunting wildlife animals. In the future, the SPP said it will enhance communication with relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Natural Resource, as well as the National Forest and Grassland Administration, to timely share information and conduct action plans to tackle major pollution cases. Prosecutors will also keep a closer eye on these administrative authorities to prevent any violation cover-up and facilitate case transferring, according to the SPP. custom wristbandscustom charm braceletscartier rubber bracelet24 hour wristbandsevent wristbands
[Photo/IC] BEIJING -- China's National Health Commission (NHC) will improve its mediation among different sectors to ensure sufficient supply of essential medicines, said a senior health official Tuesday. The NHC will try to monitor the market more closely, increase the supply of bulk drug substance and regulate the pricing, said Zeng Yixin, vice minister of the NHC, at a press conference. Last year we saw the shortage of some medicines but only temporarily or regionally, Zeng said. The shortage was mostly caused by the structural imbalance between the supply and demand, the monopoly of certain bulk drug substance or inefficient distribution. The health department will play a better part in coordinating among pharmaceutical firms, drug stores, hospitals and other regulatory agencies, he said. The government adopted a number of policies to ensure the supply of essential medicines in 2018. Pharmaceutical firms were required to report the medicines they no longer produced, while a state catalog for medicines in short supply was established. Government regulators also stepped up the crackdown on malpractice in the pharmaceutical market. In January, two pharmaceutical firms were fined 12.43 million yuan (1.85 million US dollars) for monopolizing the supply of a bulk substance widely used in flu medicines. cheap silicone wristbands ukcustomize-braceletsembossed-wristbandrubber wristbands custom cheaprubber band bracelets<%2fcenter>
