China to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 5 yrs- paper

SHANGHAI Nov 5 (Reuters) - China will ban imports and sales of certain incandescent light bulbs starting next October to encourage the use of alternative lighting sources such as light-emitting diode (LED), the Securities Times reported on Saturday. China's planning agency, the National Development ...

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