BEIJING — Officials in Beijing are creating a new environmental police squad in the latest effort to fight China’s persistent problems with heavy smog. According to state media, Beijing’s acting mayor said Saturday that the…
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China's air pollution crisis shows no sign of ending as nation fails to lower coal use
For weeks northern China has been covered in a thick toxic smog. It is one of the worst episodes of air pollution the country has seen, affecting 460 million people. Coal is the major cause,…
China's pollution is so bad, it's going to stop people having barbecues outside
A new environmental police squad will root out illegal burning in Beijing, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China’s persistent problems … according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. Mr Cai…
China is confident economy grew 6.7 pct in 2016
China is confident to have reached an economic growth of 6.7 percent in 2016, within a targeted range set earlier in the year, Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said on Sunday. China’s economy expanded at…
China steps up naval patrols in disputed islands with Japan
BEIJING: China has stepped up patrols in the waters of the disputed islands under the control of Japan in the East China Sea, a move that could anger Tokyo. Reports in the state-run media in…
Lobster prices high as catch drops and China imports climb
PORTLAND, Maine – Lobster lovers are used to adjusting to high prices, but this winter, they’re shelling out even more for the cherished crustaceans because of a lack of catch off of New England and…
Beijing advises umbrellas to shield against its gross snow
(NEWSER) – “The snow is very dirty! The snow is very dirty! The snow is very dirty!” This thrice-emphasized warning from Beijing’s Meteorological Bureau appeared on Chinese social media site Weibo on Thursday after the…
Taiwan leader heads to Americas; U.S. stops set to irk China
BEIJING — Taiwan’s leader pledged to bolster her self-ruled island’s presence on the international stage as she set off Saturday to visit four Central American allies on a trip that includes U.S. transits and looks…
Beijing bars Tibetans from Dalai Lama event, seizes passports
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama watches monks prepare a Sand Mandala during the 4th day of Kalachakra … Read More NEW DELHI: Beijing has blocked thousands of Tibetans from attending a Buddhist event in…
Stop making our children sick: Beijing parents force government action over smog
Even in an authoritarian one-party state, the government listens to public opinion — especially when the middle class gets angry. And make no mistake, many middle-class Beijingers are mad. A thick pall of smog has…
Schools in smog-choked Beijing to install air purifiers
Education authorities in Beijing have bowed to public pressure and agreed to install air purification equipment in schools and kindergartens in the pollution-plagued capital after smog levels continued to soared in the first days of…
Taiwan president heads to US as Beijing watches
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States Saturday on her way to Central America, a trip that will be scrutinised by China, incensed by her congratulatory call to Donald Trump. While the focus…
Beijing Warns China Smog Makes The Snow Very Dirty
It seems that even the snow in China is polluted this winter. Thus kids won’t get a chance to throw snowballs at each other or build a snowman. China’s children face a daunting existence this…