Cleanup underway following petrochemical...

HOUSTON, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cleanup was underway after chemicals from a petrochemical facility fire spilled into nearby waterways in the Greater Houston region, Texas, the United States, according

ZCCZ hailed for establishing multi-facil...

CHAMBISHI, Zambia, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Zambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) has been commended for establishing a multi-facility economic zone in Zambia's Chambishi town on th

Active level of benzene detected followi...

HOUSTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- After the fire at a petrochemical facility in southeastern Texas, the United States, was extinguished Wednesday, environmental teams Thursday morning detected increased

Petrochemical facility fire in U.S. Texa...

HOUSTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The fire at a petrochemical facility in southeastern Texas, the United States, has been extinguished as of early Wednesday morning, according to a press release from the

Two chemical tanks explode at Venezuela ...

CARACAS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Two tanks containing thinners exploded on Wednesday at a facility belonging to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in eastern Anzoategui state. There have been no report

Australia's top scientific body opens ne...

CANBERRA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Australia's peak scientific body the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has opened its new Robotics Innovation Center, a facility that

Illegal marijuana production facility bu...

SOFIA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian authorities have busted an illegal marijuana production facility in the country's capital city, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday. A t