The electric car maker Tesla has entered the Chengdu market and reportedly delivered its products to consumers in the city; meanwhile, it launched its first super charger in Chengdu, which is also the company's 17th in China.

According to a representative from the international supermarket chain Metro, the company's two outlets in Wuhan will stop selling plastic shopping bags from 2009, making Metro the first plastic-free supermarket in the city.

Wuhan, capital city of Hubei province in central China, has opened a video monitoring website on environmental protection to the public, on which information of emissions of 30 companies are available.

Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp says that the company's non-oriented silicon steel has passed the certification of the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

The Fishing Affairs Division of China's Ministry of Agriculture and Hubei Provincial Agricultural Department have held a special ceremony in Wuchang, Wuhan, which marks the beginning of this year's fishing ban on the Yangtze River.