Panasonic will cooperate with Hangzhou Dadi Environmental Protection Engineering Company Ltd., Dowa Holdings Company Ltd., and Sumitomo Corporation to form a jointly-held company, Panasonic Dadi Dowa Summit Recycling Hangzhou Company Ltd., in China.

Reports in local media say that Toyota Motor Finance (China) Company, a subsidiary of Toyota Financial Service, has fined by the local administration for industry and commerce in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, for its involvement in commercial bribery.

Research in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has shown that the application of foamed bitumen cold recycling technology using equipment supplied by Germany-headquartered Wirtgen China can make major savings in heating energy, reduce carbon emissions, and provide a very high utility ratio for recycled materials.

Wuhan in Hubei province plans to promulgate a new law to protect the rights of people suffering from mental disorders and of people affected by the extreme behavior of mental patients.

The Chinese online auction website Taobao.com has launched an e-commerce rights protection platform in time for of March 15, which is World Consumer Rights Day.

According to The Youth Times, Hangzhou Beingmate Group will take the lead in China by being the first to offer an 18-month long breast-feeding leave for its female workers to ensure the health of both the workers and their newborn babies.

With the approach of the Chinese New Year, Hangzhou has released a food safety index to meet the consumer demand for good quality food products.