BEIJING -- Beijing recorded 290 days of good air quality last year, the highest since monitoring began, the municipal ecology and environment bureau said Thursday. The number of days with good air ...

Last month Beijing's air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization. Prior to that, the government often played down the pollution in Beijing, insisting it ...

In light of recent news about air quality in Beijing, we thought it was a good opportunity to repost a great video from our partner site ChinaFile. This video, entitled Stars in the Haze, follows the ...

Air quality in Beijing has mostly stayed above “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” levels for about two weeks. On Tuesday, it hit 517 on an index maintained by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing ...

From subway shut-downs to trained monkeys, the city is doing everything to make sure the parade is flawless.

Beijing said it would implement traffic control measures if the capital activates its highest air pollution warning. Heavy smog has engulfed the country’s north for a few days while autumn ...

Millions of others face serious health issues. The air quality index (AQI) of Beijing on Tuesday (November 19) was 137 while Delhi saw a peak at 750. Some monitors on Monday recorded pollution ...

What's more, Beijing's air pollution grows progressively worse in the winter. Expect more gray skies than blue. Key Events: ...

What truly made the difference, as highlighted in Siddharth Singh's 2018 book, The Great Smog of India, was that Beijing succeeded by elevating air pollution to the highest political priority.