The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued an emergent circular which says that retailing markets shall be held responsible when retailers in the markets provide substandard plastic bags or plastic bags free of charge.

In a move to prevent the spread of avian flu the Hong Kong Government is offering to make ex-gratia payments to encourage people who deal with live poultry to leave the trade.

Many top textile companies, including Ace Style, Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited and Central Textiles (Hong Kong) LTD, have set up "Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium" in Hong Kong, to promote environmental certification, labeling and carbon emissions businesses.

Chinese home appliance retailer Gome has announced plans to reclaim used mobile phones at its chain stores across the country in an effort to create a green industry chain for mobile phone consumption.

Japanese retailing giant Aeon has donated JPY25 million through the Chinese Embassy in Japan for the protection of the giant pandas in Wolong, Sichuan.