Throwing money down the drain?
2015-12-10 07:59:07
Every day since early March, Ma Xiaoxian, head of the Environmental Protection Enforcement Bureau in Shaanxi province, has been following trucks carrying sewage sludge in an attempt to find out where the waste is taken after processing. What he discovered left him deeply troubled.
Heavy haze brings out the humor
2015-12-10 07:59:07
After a red alert was issued for the first time, many of Beijing's 22.5 million residents turned to humor to cope with the heavy smog.
Rare sturgeon nearing extinction
2015-12-10 07:59:07
Scientists searching for endangered wild Chinese sturgeon recently stood on the banks of the Yangtze River, waiting for fishermen to pull a large net from the water.
Illegal dumping prompts public backlash and calls for tougher regulations
2015-12-10 07:59:07
Piles of randomly dumped, malodorous sewage sludge have been discovered in a number of large cities, posing a pollution threat.
City applies high technology to anti-pollution battle
2015-12-10 07:59:07
Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds and clear air ahead.
Weather a bonanza for taxi services
2015-12-10 07:59:07
China's largest mobile-based car-hailing company, Didi Kuaidi, said that since traffic controls were launched on Monday night in Beijing, the number of appointments for private cars has nearly doubled.
Integration of migrants in spotlight
2015-12-10 07:58:37
How to effectively remove the barriers that prevent migrant workers and their families from fully settling in cities will be at the top of the agenda at China's forthcoming Central City Work Conference.
Psychiatrist links smog, depression
2015-12-10 08:05:07
Some patients, primarily those with depression and neurosis, have seen their condition worsen after exposure to smoggy weather.
Weather a bonanza for taxi services
2015-12-10 08:03:53
China's largest mobile-based car-hailing company, Didi Kuaidi, said that since traffic controls were launched on Monday night in Beijing, the number of appointments for private cars has nearly doubled.
Lawyer: Top court OKs death sentence in poisoning case
2015-12-10 07:55:37
China's top court approved the death sentence of a former medical student who poisoned his roommate, a lawyer for the family said on Wednesday.
Red alert helps to reduce pollutants, say experts
2015-12-10 07:35:37
The alert helped to cut concentrations of PM2.5 by 10 percent on Tuesday, said Cheng Shuiyuan from Beijing University of Technology.
Elderly people snapping up dance products online
2015-12-10 07:23:29
More than 30 percent of dance-related products were purchased by consumers around age 50 or older in the first three quarters of this year.