U.S.-based Starbucks Coffee Company signed memorandum of understanding deals in China to assist local farmers to develop better sustainability practices.

China's Ministry of Health has published a list of 67 substandard disinfection products and is reminding consumers to be prudent when choosing these products.

The foundations have been laid for Lijiang Tianlu, a high-end tourism resort project developed by Lijiang Jinlin Property Investment Company in Lijiang, Yunnan.

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.

The Chinese Ministry of Health has published a list of 67 substandard disinfectant products on its official website.

Kunming Tourism Administration has published a list of irregular operations and the resulting tourism complaints that occurred from May 1 to August 31, 2009. A total of eight travel agencies were punished for irregularities.

A document titled "Study on the Regional Difference of Ecological Civilization in China", which is said to be the first rating on the ecological civilization of Chinese provinces and cities since the term 'ecological civilization construction' was put forward, has been formally published.