News from the website of the Ministry of Environmental Protection is that MEP has passed, in principle, the MEP Work Rule (Draft) at an internal ministerial meeting.

China's first self-construction plan on environment protection has been formally approved. According to the plan, China will invest RMB14.96 billion to implement 50 key environmental projects by 2010.

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly issued four pollutants emission standards.