China offers rewards to six regions to fight air pollution

BEIJING, Oct 15:  China said yesterday it would give rewards amounting to 816.91 million dollar for curbing air pollution in six regions where the problem is serious, underscoring government concern about a source of public anger. The Finance Ministry said the regions eligible for the rewards were Beijing and its neighboring city of Tianjin, the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.  (agencies)