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Plastic bag ban saves 4.8 m tons of oil A government official with the National Development and Retbrm Commission （NDRC） recently said a plastic bag ban launched four years ago has helped the nation save 4.8 million tons of oil, or the equivalent of 6.8 million tons of standard coal, to date. The ban also has reduced consumption of 800,000 tons of plastic and more than 24 billion plastic bags over the last four years. China banned the practice of offering free plastic bags in supermarkets, department stores as well as grocery stores,
China welcomes oil deal between Sudan,S.SudanChina welcomed an oil agreement between Sudan and South Sudan and urged South Sudan to protect the interests of its cooperation partners.According to the agreement,the two sides will share their oil resources,which will allow South Sudan's oil to resume being exported via Sudan's territories.'China appreciates the practical,flexible and responsible manner the two sides showed during the negotiations as well as the efforts made by the African Union,'Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in early when asked to comment on the matter.He urged South Sudan to resume the normal production and transportation of crude oil,and take
