The Ministry of Environmental Protection summoned top officials from seven districts in Beijing, Tianjin and cities in Hebei and Shanxi provinces over the weekend to reprimand them for their poor performance in controlling air pollution this year.All of the local leaders acknowledged the problems an...

TIANJIN - After a series of scandals shook consumers' confidence in recent years, Chinese dairy companies have begun to invest heavily in labs meant to hold their products to a high standard. Experts said it was very likely that consumers were paying for this work. Wang Dingmian, chairman of the Gua...