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Information about several papers discussed at the 40th Comite Maritime International (CMI) Conference held October 14-19, 2012 at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China is presented. Topics include Rotterdam Rules, regulations of offshore activity and pollution liability, and fair treatment for seafarers. The conference featured several speakers including Professor Michael Sturley, Richard Shaw, and Giorgio Berlingieri.

The article offers information about the banning of "white pollution," the color of the plastic bags that merchants use to package goods purchased by consumers, in Beijing, China. Government authorities are requesting for a ban on such kind of pollution so that people will return to using cloth bags, reducing the volume of plastic bags clogging the streets and landscapes. Such measure is taken lightly by residents in Beijing because there are more important issues to consider including the growing concern over environmental issues and anxiety over the rising costs of oil prices than the issue concerning plastic products.