The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched Tuesday
its Chinese-language website, which provides Chinese-language
readers with information about the UN body's work and major
environmental issues.
Chinese entrepreneur and environmentalist Luo Hong has provided
sponsorship for the establishment of
http://www.unep.org/Chinese/.
The UNEP said that its website has registered an increasing
number of Asian visitors over the past two years.
The number of Asian visitors accounted for 16.8 percent of the
total visitors in 2005, and the percentage increased to 20 percent
in 2006, with Chinese-language visitors being the biggest group,
said the UNEP, adding that a total of 19,259 readers from China
logged on the website in May.
(Xinhua News Agency July 18, 2007)
