Industry rules aim to curb indoor pollution

A national decoration industry association is drafting a standard for rental apartments to improve indoor air quality to protect people's health.

The move came after a tenant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, died of leukemia in July, about three months after moving into a new apartment rented through the app Ziroom.

The incident flagged concerns about poor air quality in newly refurbished apartments listed by Ziroom, which handles at least 400,000 rooms and serves more than 1 million tenants in China.