Why this is important

Air pollution has become the talk of the town in Beijing, which has been increasingly shrouded by heavy smog.

Beijing is not alone, however, on the list of cities which made the headlines for the hazardous haze, with Zhengzhou in Henan province and Harbin in Heilongjiang province joining the heavily polluted zone.

What to expect

Specific measures are expected to be one of the topics at the meeting in November, providing a feel-good factor to businesses involved in the treatment of air, water and soil pollution. Don't be surprised by their good performance on the stock market, business insiders said.