China: Bottled Fresh Mountain Air Sold as Smog Levels Worsen

Local Editor

As China's pollution problems continue, a Canadian company cashed in on the crisis by selling bottles of fresh mountain air.

Beijing was issued its first ever red alert in December over its hazardous pollution levels, causing the capital to shut down schools and construction for a period of time, while attempting to take a percentage of the city's cars off the road and telling people to stay indoors.

Since then Shanghai has seen its own smog problem hit its highest level since January, with schools being prompted to ban outdoor activities and factory work curbed on Tuesday.

The company's representative in China said that the minute the bottles went on sale in Taobao, a Chinese website for online shopping, they "sold out almost instantly".

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team