Pollution among issues being addressed

Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a wide range of public concerns during the past week, including heavy pollution in northern China and how local governments responded to it, the regulation of e-commerce giants' promotions during the Nov 11 online shopping gala, last year's use of social insurance funds, and a recently uncovered cross-border telecom scam.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Nov 7 convened a meeting with the country's 15 e-commerce enterprises, such as Alibaba Group and Amazon China, urging them to avoid using misleading advertisements and fraudulent promotions before and during the Nov 11 online shopping spree.

The administration said it would also adopt scientific, efficient management to fix the credibility rating rules, which were exploited by some online merchants to gain credit points with forged orders and customer comments.