A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP
A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP
Environment
Asia /  East Asia

South Korea chokes on smog and once again seeks to blame China

  • The national average hovered around 102 micrograms of pollutants per cubic metre, putting most of the country into the ‘very bad’ category
  • Air pollution has spiked in other parts of Asia during the past week, with India, Thailand and mainland China all affected

Topic |   Environment
Josh Doyle
Josh Doyle

Updated: 10:12pm, 14 Jan, 2019

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A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP
A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP
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