Primary sources of pollutants include exhaust emission from Beijing's more than five million ... A particularly severe smog engulfed the city for weeks in early 2013, elevating public awareness ...

Two new concepts -- 'APEC Blue' and 'Beijing Smog' -- were coined in Chinese social media in November 2014 when Beijing hosted the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit. To improve the ...

BEIJING – Should Beijing crack down harder on fentanyl – a synthetic opioid whose abuse results in thousands of American deaths a year – in exchange for Washington easing the trade war?

Beijing's average PM2.5 concentration dropped to a record low of 26.8 micrograms per cubic meter in the first two months of the year, marking a 29.5 percent decline from last year, the ...

BEIJING’S acting Mayor Cai Qi unveiled a new environmental police squad at the weekend to root out illegal burning in the city. The announcement marked the latest official response to widespread ...