Levels of pollution have soared past the levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organisation, as dense smog hangs over Beijing and 30 other cities in northern and eastern China. As Beijing ...

BEIJING (AP) — When Dong Yingli first opened her east Beijing meat skewers restaurant six years ago, her chefs cooked the lamb, chicken hearts and assorted treats over an uncovered grill, with giant ...

(AP) One of Beijing’s worst rounds of air pollution kept schoolchildren indoors and sent coughing residents to hospitals Monday, but this time something was different about the murky haze: the ...

BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Runners undeterred by thick smog engulfing the Chinese capital ran the Beijing Marathon maskless on Sunday, many wearing shorts in one of the warmest Octobers on record.

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s skyscrapers receded into a dense gray smog today as the capital saw the season’s first wave of extremely dangerous pollution, with the concentration of toxic small particles ...

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A child smiles as a woman poses next to a manmade snowman in front of the Birds Nest national stadium in Beijing, China, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A child smiles as a woman poses next ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting on Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the ...

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has no qualms about dreaming big. Projects from his studio include rechargeable, glow-in-the-dark road markings, a dance floor that generates electricity from the ...