China gets first UNDP green envoy

Chinese actress Zhou Xun (R) delivers a speech in a ceremony in Beijing, April 21, 2008, for her appointment as the United Nations Development Program¡¦s first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability in China. [Asianewsphoto]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun raises a glass in a ceremony in Beijing, April 21, 2008, for her appointment as the United Nations Development Program's first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability in China. [Asianewsphoto]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun looks at a logo to promote environmental sustainability in China, in Beijing, April 21, 2008. Zhou was appointed the United Nations Development Program's first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability. [Asianewsphoto]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun gives a speech in Beijing, April 21, 2008, for her appointment as the United Nations Development Program's first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability in China. [Asianewsphoto]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun (right) receives a letter of appointment from UNDP Resident Representative for China, Khalid Malik, in Beijing April 21, 2008. Zhou was appointed the UN agency's first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability in China. [Asianewsphoto]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun smiles during an exclusive interview with China Daily in Beijing, April 21, 2008, after her appointment as the United Nations Development Program¡¦s first Chinese National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental sustainability in China. [Asianewsphoto]