China has punished officials in the provinces of Jiangxi and Henan for tampering with pollution monitoring equipment in order to reduce smog readings, the environment ministry says in a notice.
Cars have been forced off the road and factories are closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.
A restaurant in eastern China has been caught charging customers an "air cleaning fee" on top of their food bills.
China has punished officials in the provinces of Jiangxi and Henan for tampering with pollution monitoring equipment in order to reduce smog readings, the environment ministry says in a notice.
Cars have been forced off the road and factories are closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.
A restaurant in eastern China has been caught charging customers an "air cleaning fee" on top of their food bills.
