I am flying Air China from LA to Beijing and I saw on their website that carry on baggage can be no more than 5Kg. Has anyone flown on them recently and can confirm this? This seems like almost nothing. I have seen 10 Kg on budget airlines in past (EasyJet) but never 5Kg. They do allow 2 free checked bags but I found carry on odd.

Also what does anyone know about using phone or having battery pack on the plane? I have read somewhere that one of the Chinese airlines would not allow you to use phone on plane (China Eastern maybe). And they did not let you take any batteries on the plane with you and I am just not sure how accurate that is.