一 | (ECNS) -- China recorded improvements in both air and water quality in the first seven months of 2026, with average PM2.5 concentrations falling 6.2% year on year, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said Thursday. The average concentration of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, fell by 1.8 micrograms per cubic meter from a year earlier, while the proportion of days with good air quality increased by 3.9 percentage points, Huang said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office. The proportion of surface-water monitoring sections meeting Grade I-III water quality standards reached 86.5%, up 2.4 percentage points year on year. Water quality in the main streams of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers remained at Grade II. (By Helen Mo, intern Yang Hongran) 。 香港麦当劳8月24日表示,早前因应台湾麦当劳暂停供应虾堡产品事件,即使所使用的虾饼批次及配方不同,香港麦当劳已即时预防性暂停出售有关产品,并主动委托多家国际认可的独立第三方检测机构,就有关虾饼样本进行多轮检测。综合结果显示,相关样本并未验出硝基呋喃及其代谢物,进一步确认符合食品安全要求。