The Hong Kong Tourism Commission and The HK Travel Industry Council have announced they will comprehensively supervise the region's inbound travel services.

Swiss company Hydrovision is planning to invest CNY2.5 billion in building an underwater hotel in Xiaoyue Bay, Sanya.

Metro, one of the world's largest retailers, has announced it has stopped supplying plastic bags in its 38 retailing sites in China.

Electronic video displays are to be installed in 150 shopping malls and supermarkets and 19 large wholesale markets in Beijing by the end of this year to publish goods and food information.

With a store area of 170,000 square meters, Jiuguang Department Store owned by the Hong Kong-based Lifestyle International Holdings has been opened at the Harmony Times Square in the Suzhou Industrial Park, making it the largest individual department store in China.

Xinlianxin Group, a Hunan-based retailer, has announced plans to open a high-quality department store in Yueyang, Hunan Province.