Environmental authorities have strengthened the laws to crack down on companies that falsify or distort emissions data. Zheng Jinran reports from Wuhan and Beijing.
Zhao Chenying is an inspector for the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Team. It's a demanding job, because the companies he deals with cover a wide range of sectors, from restaurants to chemical companies to power plants, which requires Zhao to understand technicalities in a number of fields.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection's Regulation on Identifying and Treating the Falsification of Pollutant Emissions Data, which took effect on Jan 1, stipulates 27 practices in three major catagories regarded as fraudulent behavior: distorting data; falsifying records; and instigating data falsification.
Yan Feng (not his real name) used to operate a small store that sold liquor and snacks on a street near the ferry port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
Money laundering refers to the process of making illegally gained "dirty money" appear legal.
A Kou, a member of the Yi ethnic group, was born in a poor village in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province.
Although she was sweating in her car, Li Yusi, an office worker in Beijing, couldn't risk turning on the air conditioning as she drove to work under the blazing summer sun.
The battery, often called the "heart" of an electric car, is always the first concern and an important standard for buyers.
In the first half of the year, China's new energy vehicle sector saw a boom in production and sales, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Cui Yong, 77, a resident at the Lingyanshan Buddhist Nursing Home
In a rare televised speech on Monday, Japan's 82-year-old Emperor Akihito hinted his wish to abdicate because his declining health is preventing him from fulfilling all his duties. Last month NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting organization, reported that Akihito, who is suffering from prostate cancer and heart problems, wanted to step down in a few years.
Of all the Chinese athletes taking part in the Rio Olympic Games, who is the most popular at home? No, it's not champion swimmer Sun Yang or any other gold medal winner, but Fu Yuanhui. And no, Fu did not win the gold; she came third in the women's 100 meters backstroke.
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