BEIJING - As part of broader efforts to stimulate domestic demand, China has called on cities to further refine their ...

Life expectancy north of the Huai River is 5.5 years lower than in the south due to air pollution (life expectancy in China is 75.3 years, according to 2013 UN figures). Severe water contamination ...

(Source: Council on Foreign Relations) New industries bring higher paid jobs and more money but they can also bring pollution. Many of the cities in China are amongst the most polluted in the ...

The WHO considers PM2.5 concentrations above 50 micrograms per cubic metre "severe" air pollution. China's air quality ...

China is the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitter but in recent years has waged a campaign against air pollution, particularly in the cities that have fuelled its economic growth, and has ...

But researchers say that the transparency has had a noticeable effect, with China taking action after being embarrassed by US embassy data released on social media that showed far worse pollution ...