China is considering raising the speed limit for e-bikes in nonmotorized lanes from 15 kph to 20 kph, under a draft amendment to the Road Traffic Safety Law submitted to the national legislature for its first reading Tuesday.

​Operators of lighting installations may face fines ranging from 5,000 to 50,000 yuan (US$742-7,420) for light pollution that disrupts others’ normal lives, according to China’s landmark Ecological and Environmental Code, which took effect Friday.

Shenzhen has officially issued a new blueprint — the "Several Measures for Optimizing the Port Business Environment (2026)" — rolling out 19 targeted initiatives spanning customs facilitation, cross-border low-altitude logistics, and e-commerce regulatory reforms. This marks the city’s latest strategic push to foster a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized port ecosystem as it prepares to host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

Consumers in Guangdong will have the right to reject delivered meals if the packaging is unsealed or its closure is damaged or shows signs of having been opened, under new rules set to take effect Oct. 1.