Two new concepts -- 'APEC Blue' and 'Beijing Smog' -- were coined in Chinese social ... and imposed restrictions on car traffic. And the sky turned unusually blue, but at an enormous cost.

The Chinese government is desperately trying a variety of methods to reduce its capital city's heavy layers of air pollution ... that highways and airports in Beijing were closed down for a ...

Beijing detains waste firm workers in fake air pollution data case Eight people held after real-time sulphur dioxide readings found to be manipulated. 23 Jul 2023 - 9:00PM videocam ...

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 ...

A student stands on a sports field shrouded in smog on a polluted day in Beijing, China March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins As Beijing attempts to keep Omicron and COVID-19 out of the ...

Beijing's air pollution has long been a concern of the ... The result is an increase in the number of blue sky days. Admitting that this was the first time air pollution had become an issue ...

Beijing (AFP) - Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 Thursday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and surrounding areas in north China during the next five days.