It was reported on September 20 that some districts in Hangzhou plan to reduce the distance between tobacco retail stores from 60 meters to 30 meters, with the regulation proposed to take effect on October 20.
On September 3, the Luding County government announced regulations setting the distance between tobacco retail outlets at 10 meters in both the old town and the new town, with total caps of 98 and 63 outlets respectively. The regulations take effect 30 days after publication.
As of reports on September 20, the distance between tobacco retail outlets in Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province, has been reduced from 50 meters to 20 meters.
Master Kong reported instant noodle business revenue of over 13.7 billion yuan, up 2% year on year; Uni-President reported food business revenue of over 5.6 billion yuan, up 4.7% year on year.