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 ...

These photos were taken in the exact same locations in Beijing within 24 hours of each other. On Tuesday, smog blanketed the city and hit 25 times what is considered safe. However, the pollution ...

This month, things have gotten serious. Bloomberg reports that highways and airports in Beijing were closed down for a week to reduce heavy pollution. Police closed off the six expressways that ...

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.

Beijing has been on the frontlines of a "war against pollution" declared by Premier Li Keqiang in 2014, as part of a central government promise to reverse damage done by decades of growth ...

And in keeping with recent IOC advice, Ljungqvist says that face masks for athletes ... for athletes to combat pollution levels, saying only: “Athletes competing in Beijing will be there for ...