With Chinese cities sputtering under the smog of modernity, eco-friendly electric vehicles are one option municipalities are turning to for cleaner air.

Fresh from receiving renewed expansion permission from China's State Oceanic Administration, ConocoPhillips has entered into a set of agreements with PetroChina Company Ltd. whereby PetroChina will acquire an interest in two Western Australia exploration assets and establish a Joint Study Agreement for unconventional resource development in the Sichuan Basin.

More than four years after it shuttered its Chinese retail banking operations, Bank of America's charity arm is now funding a conservation program in China.

The Marriott International hotel group has joined with Conservation International and the government of Pingwu County in Sichuan to help protect the main source of fresh for two billion people in Asia.

Chengdu Food Safety Commission has said that Gufeng Sesame Oil Factory has been engaged in the illegal processing and sale of sesame oil and 13 restaurants in the city have been using in using substandard oils.

Coca-Cola Greater China has pledged to provide lifelong financial support to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base for the care of two pandas that were reported to be the first pair of twin pandas born after the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation has granted the first batch of small funds for the post-disaster psycho-social programs of five organizations including Gansu Wenxian Post-disaster Rebuilding and Poverty Alleviation and Development Promotion Council, and the Doujiangyan Mother's Home.