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The Chinese capital has for many years suffered from serious air pollution. Primary sources of pollutants include exhaust emission from Beijing's more than five million motor vehicles, coal burning in neighbouring regions, dust storms from the north and local construction dust. A particularly severe smog engulfed the city for weeks in early 2013, elevating public awareness to unprecedented levels and prompting the government to roll out emergency measures.
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Just 83 of 337 cities monitored meet national standard in first two months of 2019, according to environment ministry survey.
Li Ganjie says that while the situation is improving, the hardest part of the challenge still has to be tackled.
Li Ganjie says that while the situation is improving, the hardest part of the challenge still has to be tackled.
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Capital issues orange alert as delegates arrive for one of the year’s biggest gatherings.
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Yancoal, Australia’s third largest coal producer, says there have been no handling delays on its coal shipments at Chinese ports
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The discovery is the biggest by a Chinese energy giant in Bohai Bay in half a century
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Joint US-Chinese study suggests that drive to reduce most harmful particles in the atmosphere is something of a double-edged sword. Researchers say there is a ‘cause-and-effect’ relationship between a drop in PM2.5 levels and the rise in ground-level ozone pollution.
China’s fourth largest oil producer Yanchang Petroleum Group is in advanced talks on three potential deals in nations covered by the Belt and Road Initiative and in Canada despite geopolitical headwinds and volatile prices.
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The air pollution made all the buildings in the couple’s neighbourhood look the same, a Jiangsu Broadcasting Network report said.
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Last year, many villagers were left without heat after Beijing’s ‘war on pollution’ accelerated plans to replace boilers and stoves using coal with units using natural gas, overwhelming the supply of the cleaner burning fuel.
Wenan county in Hebei province is on the front line of the country’s battle against pollution, with the effects visible in the pall of pollution heading towards Beijing.
Wenan county in Hebei province is on the front line of the country’s battle against pollution, with the effects visible in the pall of pollution heading towards Beijing.
Air quality set to move into ‘heavily polluted’ territory after heating systems turned back on China’s capital.
Air quality set to move into ‘heavily polluted’ territory after heating systems turned back on China’s capital.
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Suck in a mouthful of oxygen from a nozzle beside the machine you’re working out on, and push yourself harder – that’s the unique proposition from Beijing’s Oxygyms, but what does the science say?
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While brands are eager to serve demand from China’s urban millennials to protect their skin from harsh environments, a lack of official standards, and wide-ranging claims, make it difficult to know which products are effective.
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Beijing, Tianjin and neighbouring provinces will be worst hit due to heatwave and wind from the south, environment ministry says.
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More ‘unconventional’ gas resources are now being exploited using new methods made possible by technological advances