Haze shrouded capital for days

Editor's note: China Daily reporters Zheng Xin and Zhang Yue find out how residents in the capital coped with the thick smog over the past week.

Beijing combats air pollution

Clean air action plan to reduce pollution

The State Council released an action plan on Thursday which contains the toughest-ever measures to combat airborne pollution. Vanity increasing air pollution
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Beijing clean air action plan well-received

The measures in the clean air action plan and tough stance Beijing has taken toward tackling air pollution have received positive feedback from environmental groups and the public.

Beijing vows to reduce PM 2.5 density by 25%

The Beijing municipal government on Monday pledged to reduce PM 2.5 density by 25 percent or more by 2017 with the implementation of a five-year action plan.

Officials urged to curb pollution

Officials from the seven municipalities and provinces near Beijing will be held accountable if more than three consecutive heavily polluted days occur in the coming winter as a result of their poor performance in prevention, said Ding Xiangyang, deputy-secretary-general of the State Council, on Tuesday.