Taiwan bans circuses from importing protected animals
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Taiwan&#39;s parliament has amended a law to ban circuses from importing or exporting protected animals in an effort to improve protection of animal rights, a legislator said Friday.
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The UN General Assembly blocked Taiwan's hopes of joining the United Nations for a 12th straight year after a day-long debate that has become an annual feature of UN business.
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Online auction site eBay will ban all  international trade of elephant ivory on its sites, the company  said on Tuesday in a move welcomed by an animal welfare group  which found the bulk of the ivory was most likely illegal.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has  called off annual war games as a goodwill gesture after  arch-foe China canceled its military drills, Taiwan officials  said on Tuesday.
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China's parliament passed a law  Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the  spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of  infectious diseases, state media said.
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Japan could stop testing newborn and younger cows for mad cow disease without posing a risk to public health, a special panel decided Monday, in a ruling that could influence talks to lift Tokyo&#39;s ban on American beef imports.
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California's workplace safety office rescinded a report issued earlier this week on a whale attack at SeaWorld Adventure Park, agreeing with SeaWorld officials' claims that the office was unsuited to recommend changes in how to deal with whales.
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Online auctioneer eBay on Tuesday sided with conservationists by banning international sales of ivory.
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Taiwan issued a warning to local companies not to export electronics components and other items that could be used to make military equipment to Iran or North Korea, promising penalties for failure to comply.
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China has implemented a new set of regulations that prohibit labs from experimenting on risky pathogenic microbes without approval.
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China prohibits beach sand exports to protect environment    BEIJING, Feb.
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Japan moved a step closer to partially lifting a ban on U.S. beef imports after a government panel on Tuesday accepted U.S. assurances that a specific grade of U.S. beef would be free of mad cow disease.
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration  said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised  catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments  are free from harmful residues.
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New rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta,  banning people from keeping domestic birds.
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China has allowed access to Internet  versions of two of Taiwan's top daily newspapers after blocking  them for years for fear they would spread anti-Communist  propaganda, a Taiwan official said on Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments are free from harmful residues.
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China will restrict filming  and artistic performances in nature preserves and scenic spots,  the government said this week.