Smog

Strong winds blow away smog but bring sand to Beijing

20 May 2013

Strong winds swept through Beijing yesterday and cleared the air of smog that had blanketed it on Saturday, only to bring sand.

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The American doctor is in, to do a bird flu check-up

21 Apr 2013

Hong Kong is paid a visit by Dr Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor in the US. Other stories: Spotify, iPhone 5, smog and ArtWalk

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Letters to the Editor, April 19, 2013

19 Apr 2013

In recent months we have heard a lot of discussion on the election of the chief executive by universal suffrage that was long on principles, ideals and passion but short on concrete details.

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Beijing has 'relatively poor air quality' says environmental chief as air pollutants soar 30pc

3 Apr 2013

Beijing's top environment official described the city's air quality as 'relatively poor' on Tuesday as statistics emerged revealing the level of major air pollutants in the city had soared by 30...

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Deforestation to blame for Beijing's pollution

1 Apr 2013

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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Dust storms and smog revisit the streets of Beijing

10 Mar 2013

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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Opinion

Alex Lo

Only real reform can calm Hong Kong's political volcano

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Frank Ching

Liaison Office chief must investigate relationship with former ICAC boss

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Dust storm set to sweep through Beijing a day after smog

Beijing is set to be hit by a dust storm today just 24 hours after being enveloped by smog, marking its second encounter with a combination of two different types of air pollution in less than two...

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Pollution from China triggers health alert in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture

Officials in Kumamoto, on Kyushu island, said the air quality was likely to be substantially below national standards, amid warnings of health risks for the young and the sick. Of specific concern...

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Air-purifier makers capitalise on smog

Blue sky days have become increasingly rare in cities in mainland China, but global air-purifier makers are seeing the bright side of the hazy conditions as concerns over air quality drive up...

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ENVIRONMENT

Darkness at noon as worst dust storm in months mixes with morning smog

The sun vanished and nearby buildings disappeared from view across northern China yesterday morning as the worst dust storm in months combined with thick, stagnant smog to create an acrid mix of...

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New Chinese name for particulate-ly deadly smog

PM2.5 now has an official Chinese name, xikeliwu, that literally translates as "fine particulate matter" after extensive debate among meteorologists, linguists and environmental experts, mainland...

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ENVIRONMENT

Beijing air quality plummets after Lantern Festival fireworks

Heavy smog blanketed most areas in Beijing and air pollution readings surged after enthusiastic residents set off fireworks to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival, Xinhua reported on Monday.

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