Lingering smog, dead pigs floating down waterways and rivers turned red and white - the mainland's new leadership was ushered in a month ago amid dreadful scenes in stark contrast to the "blue sky...
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- May 19, 2013
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10 Apr 2013
It cannot be denied that Rolls-Royce produces remarkable cars. It has recently produced another one - the Wraith - which was unveiled in Hong Kong yesterday in some style.
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Surrounded by hills and plains, close to the Mongolian Plateau, Beijing suffers from extremes of temperature. Every year after the harsh, cold winter, the sandstorm from the Gobi desert invades...
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The London-listed technology firm Halma plans to make inroads into the market for air pollution monitors on the mainland as advanced technology is increasingly adopted to protect the environment...
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Draft proposals for improving air quality submitted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection for public feedback are timely, given the smog that has blighted large parts of the mainland...
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Few words could better describe the weather in Beijing yesterday than the Chinese idiom "flying sand and rolling pebbles" as the capital city was gripped by its second smog-choked dust storm in...
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Beijing's air pollution levels soared on Friday after thick smog engulfed the capital. The US embassy air quality monitor for PM2.5 - airborne particles small enough to enter the lungs and blood...
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New-energy vehicles may be the answer to the worsening air quality in the mainland's major cities, but makers of electric and plug-in hybrid cars are delaying their sales plans in the consumer...
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People living in mainland cities choked by filthy air can be excused for feeling grumpy lately. For weeks, they have gazed into the sky to see a blanket of smog.
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China is considering a ban on barbecues to help reduce air pollution in built-up areas after heavy smog recently choked large swathes of the country, state media reported on Wednesday.
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From March 1, new coal-fired power plants and steel mills will have to meet "special limits" on emissions to gain approval from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the ministry's China...
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Thick smog that blanketed Beijing and surrounding regions for a record 21 days last month returned, causing travel chaos as many businesses reopened and people returned after the Lunar New Year...
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