China Pollution

Unless mainland China somehow manages a swift recovery, historians of globalisation will view this moment as a watershed

He said the Paris Climate Agreement was a "disaster" for the US, adding that the deal would have resulted in trillions and trillions of dollars of destruction to America.

China is in the fifth year of a war on pollution to reverse the environmental damage of four decades of breakneck economic growth

Winds also sparked fires in rural areas when heating kindle was blown onto haystacks

Residents in Beijing wore masks to protect themselves from the toxic air on Monday

The provinces of Henan and Yunnan, as well as the region of Guangxi, were accused of "superficial", "fake" or "perfunctory" rectifications in a latest review by the Chinese govt

China is in the fifth year of a "war on pollution" aimed at reversing the damage done to the country's environment since the economy was opened up in 1978

The government's war on air pollution fits neatly with another goal: domination of the global electric-vehicle industry

China has long faced skepticism over its pledges to wage a "war on pollution" and end its unrestrained burning of coal

Coking chemical plants will have longer to comply with the new restrictions and will have to renovate by October 2019

China, the world's biggest polluter, has a four-tier colour-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

China selected five regions this week to take part in pilot government green financing schemes

Govt to take old vehicles off the roads and encourage the use of clean-energy cars

Many regions in China have been under heavy smog since Friday, disrupting traffic

Despite commitments to crack down on polluters, the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs has deteriorated significantly

The Shanghai weather station at 6 am issued an orange alert on heavy fog

6.30 lakh sq km land in northeastern China and 3.80 lakh sq km in northern China have been covered by the blanket of smog