The Office of the National Narcotics Control Commission on Sept 22 issued a public warning to prevent medetomidine and tartaric acid from being diverted into illegal channels for drug manufacture. The notice specifies the chemicals' CAS numbers and customs commodity codes and reminds firms and individuals to follow prior warnings issued in Aug 2019, Nov 2023 and Nov 2025, strengthen legal compliance and observe domestic and foreign laws when trading or exporting these substances.

vivo unveiled the X500 series on Sept. 21. The standard X500 ships with OriginOS 7 and a Pro-grade main camera upgrade. The X500 Pro is the first to ship with MediaTek’s 2 nm Dimensity flagship SoC, featuring a dual ultra-large-core CPU architecture, and uses a BOE 6.85-inch large display.

PowerChina says new-type power grid will be a core growth pillar as 2026 — the opening year of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan — sees national "six networks" annual investment exceed 7 tln yuan. The company will prioritize water and energy businesses and shift resources to strategic emerging industries. Over the 15th FYP PowerChina aims to keep water+energy investment at or above 65% and have strategic-emerging businesses account for at least 70% of incremental investment. For 2026 water projects the firm has flagged >1,400 domestic "five-star" priority projects totaling about 1.7 tln yuan and roughly 150 international "five-star" priority projects totaling ~130 bln yuan, putting tracked water projects above 1,500. PowerChina says it will assign subsidiary chiefs and dedicated project teams to priority-list projects to boost bid-to-contract conversion.