China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Agriculture have jointly released the results of The First National Census of Pollution Sources.

A group of 317 companies from the Nanhai District, Foshan in Guangdong, has signed a commitment letter with the local environment department on environmental protection.

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department, the Guangdong Economic and Trade Commission, and the Hong Kong Productivity Council have worked with local businesses to launch the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme.