Nongfu Spring, one of China's largest producers of bottled water and beverages, has donated 380,000 boxes of bottled water, worth a total of CNY13 million, to residents in Yunnan who are affected by the serious drought there.

According to reports in the Nanfang Daily, three popular drinks made by Nongfu Spring and Uni-President, two major beverage producers in China, have been found to contain excessive levels of the toxic chemical arsenic.

Zhong Shanshan, president of Nongfu Spring, told First Financial Daily that to support the earthquake relief of the disaster areas in Sichuan, Nongfu Spring will invest RMB300 million to build a mineral water factory in these areas.