Tourism is becoming a competitive industry for Shanxi province, said Li Shihong, deputy head of the National Tourism Administration, at the Internet Plus Tourism Conference in Taiyuan on Oct 16.

North China’s Shanxi province has spent 3.4 billion yuan ($535.84 million) to combat air pollution, according to the province’s department of finance.

Shanxi’s brands promotion tour along the Silk Road will come to the final stop this year, Italy, on Oct 27.

Users of Taobao can buy agricultural specialties from the Lvliang Mountains in North China’s Shanxi province, after the online pavilion of Lvliang Mountains officially opened on Oct 12.

China will take a tougher stance on agencies that provide environmental impact assessments, with new rules to take effect on Nov 1, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

The Chinese government has dispatched a team to Shanxi province to assess the drought situation and assign disaster relief.