Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 12:03
Warnings of heavy smog over central and eastern China this week have prompted the country`s weather forecaster to call for a ban on the fireworks traditionally let off at Lunar New Year, state media said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 21:29
Asia`s growing air pollution - much of it coming from China - is affecting the world`s weather and climate patterns, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have warned.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:19
Heavy haze still shrouded China Saturday, with highways closed and flights delayed or cancelled following an alert for haze.
Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 23:50
Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction today as China`s financial hub suffered one of its worst bouts of air pollution.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:15
China`s Environment Ministry said on Thursday it will send inspection teams to provinces and cities most seriously affected by smog to ensure rules on fighting air pollution are being enforced.
Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 19:32
A Japanese study is claiming that toxic air pollution from China is to blame for high mercury levels atop the country`s beloved Mount Fuji.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 21:31
China`s Cabinet has announced measures to curb the country`s notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 15:12
Nearly 1.2 million people died in China due to air pollution in 2010, according to data presented at a summit in Beijing this week.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 14:21
Beijing will strengthen its efforts to slash the density of major air pollutants by two percent this year, an official said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 15:41
China`s air pollution increased this year for the first time since 2005.
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