China is to improve efforts to guide and help domestic investors in shouldering corporate social responsibility and protecting the environment abroad, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
China, the world's largest food consumer, led developing countries in growing biotech crops last year, according to a report by an industry organization.
Environmental authorities in East China's Shandong province said Thursday that they have not found evidence that a local factory has disposed of polluted water underground.
Beijing on Friday introduced stricter vehicle emissions regulations, which the environmental authority expects will reduce auto pollution by 40 percent.
Shanghai's air quality index reporting system was due to be updated on Friday by the city's Environmental Protection Bureau to provide real-time information to the public.
Internet cafes, entertainment venues and restaurants remain the three worst places for implementing the city's smoking ban in public places, according to a report.
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 11 people, after an air compressor caught fire in a coal mine in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said Friday.
