China’s smoggiest city closes schools amid public anger
China’s smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to...
Planes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day
Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions. More than 20...
Italy looks to China to preserve Roman heritage
By Stephen Beard Amid the traffic noise in central Rome, pedestrians bustle obliviously past what appears to be a patch of derelict land, covered with crumbling brickwork and overgrown grass. It...
China charges 10 in power plant collapse that killed 74
China has charged 10 people over a power plant collapse that killed 74 last month, state media reported Monday, after first detaining 13 in the immediate aftermath of the accident. A platform more...
China chokes under heavy smog
Hospital visits spiked, roads were closed and flights cancelled today as China choked under a vast cloud of toxic smog, with forecasters warning the worse was yet to come. At least 23 cities in the...
China on higher alert for pollution as smog worsens
China’s meteorological authority on Sunday upgraded its smog alert from yellow to orange, the second most serious level, after air pollution worsened in many parts of the country, including...
China users complain of combustible iPhones
Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a Shanghai consumer watchdog which called on tech giant Apple to address the complaints. Fresh on...
Chinese capital under orange alert for air pollution
The Chinese capital city today issued an orange alert for air pollution in Beijing for the next three days starting midnight, cancelling outdoor activities in schools and construction projects in...
