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Beijing issues yellow alert after smog envelops city

Beijing issued the “yellow alert” for air pollution on Saturday for the second time this month as the Chinese capital remained blanketed by heavily-polluted haze, forcing city residents......

Beijing to hold first-ever nuclear terror drill

Beijing will conduct its first-ever mock drill to test its responses to a potential nuclear attack next month as part of the city's preparations for 2008 Olympics, the municipal government said on......

Death toll from Tianjin explosions climbs to 104

Sodium cyanide, a deadly chemical that emits highly toxic gases if it is burnt or comes in contact with water along with other chemicals, has been detected at the blast site. A firefighter walks......

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Firefighters run as smoke rises at the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters Over 1,000 firefighters aided by military experts trained......

Tinajin blasts: Death toll rises to 112; nearly 100 missing

Firefighters walk past a damaged truck at the site of Wednesday night's explosions in Binhai new district of Tianjin, China. The death toll from massive explosions in China's port city of Tianjin......

Beijing Olympics to create 1.8 mn jobs

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 will generate 1.8 million new jobs in the host city, says the Beijing Municipal statistics Bureau. A research report by the bureau estimates that between 2004 and 2008,......

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

China has slapped a record $630,000 fine on a french fry supplier to the US-based fast food giant McDonald's for causing water pollution in Beijing, state-media reported on Thursday. The 3.9......

When an Indian city shut down coal plants

Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth, notes Vandana Gombar. 'Coal power plants being shut down for polluting the air.' That is hardly the......

India, China sign business deals worth $3.4 billion

Indian and Chinese business delegates signed deals worth $3.43 billion in New Delhi on Wednesday. An agreement worth $2.6 billion was signed between IndiGo Airlines and Industrial and Commercial......

Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau

News for Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau

Beijing issues yellow alert after smog envelops city

Beijing to hold first-ever nuclear terror drill

Death toll from Tianjin explosions climbs to 104

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Tinajin blasts: Death toll rises to 112; nearly 100 missing

Beijing Olympics to create 1.8 mn jobs

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

When an Indian city shut down coal plants

India, China sign business deals worth $3.4 billion

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