11-22-06

黎巴嫩領導人呼籲對傑馬耶勒被暗殺保持冷靜 (Lebanese Leaders Urge Calm Following Gemayel Assassination)

黎巴嫩領導人敦促民眾保持冷靜。與此同時，黎巴嫩舉國上下為星期二被刺殺的反敘利亞內閣成員傑馬耶勒舉行三天的哀悼。

黎巴嫩工業部長傑馬耶勒是在貝魯特郊外遭到槍擊，反敘利亞的黎巴嫩領導人認為敘利亞製造了這起事件。黎巴嫩總理西尼烏拉說，黎巴嫩不會被嚇倒。傑馬耶勒的父親、黎巴嫩前總統阿明敦促民眾保持克制，與此同時抗議者走上街頭，在貝魯特的部分地區示威遊行。

悼念者聚集現在比克費亞，傑馬耶勒的靈柩已經被送回他在比克費亞的家中。黎巴嫩取消了原定星期三獨立日的所有慶祝活動。

國際社會譴責這次暗殺行動。美國說這次暗殺是對黎巴嫩民選政府的恫嚇。

傑馬耶勒是兩年來在黎巴嫩被殺害的幾名反敘利亞政治人士之一。敘利亞否認與暗殺事件有關。

Lebanese leaders are urging calm while the country observes three days of mourning following Tuesday's assassination of an anti-Syrian cabinet member.

Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was shot in a Beirut suburb in an attack anti-Syrian Lebanese leaders blame on Syria. Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora says the country will not be intimidated. Gemayel's father Amin, a former Lebanese president, urged restraint as protesters took to the streets in parts of Beirut.

Mourners also gathered in Bikfaya, where Gemayel's coffin was brought to his family's home. Lebanon canceled all festivities for its Independence Day today (Wednesday).

The international community condemned the assassination. The United States called the killing an act of intimidation against Lebanon's elected government.

Gemayel is the latest anti-Syrian politician to be assassinated in Lebanon in the past two years. Syria has denied any role in any of the killings.

中國環境問題 (China - Environment)

中國官方媒體說，儘管中國政府努力改善環保，但是排放到中國河流和湖泊裏的污染物質今年還是有所增加。《中國日報》援引中國國家環境保護總局的一份報告說， 中國在2006年上半年工業廢水排放量為120億噸，比去年同期上升了大約2.5%。

中國國家環保總局把這種情況歸咎於中國工業的蓬勃發展和地方政府不執行嚴格的環保政策。中國經濟快速發展，執行環保政策進展緩慢，主要原因是地方工業官員擔心短期內的經濟損失，因此不願意貫徹環保措施。

China's state-run media say the amount of pollution discharged in China's rivers and lakes has increased this year, despite government efforts to improve environmental practices. China Daily, citing a report by the State Environment Protection Administration, said that China produced more than 12-billion tons of industrial waste water in the first half of 2006. That figure is up around two-and-a-half percent from the same period last year.

The environmental agency attributed the increase to the country's booming industries -- and to local governments not implementing strict environmental protection policies. Implementing environmental regulation has been a slow process in China's booming economy, in large part because local industrial officials are reluctant to follow through with measures for fear of short term losses.