BEIJING, May 2 (UPI) -- Chinese officials said anti-pollution efforts are helping clear the air in Beijing, with 86 days of fairly good air quality reported so far this year.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Athletes from 10 European countries will take part in an allergy and asthma study at the Beijing Olympics....
... have been in place since 1998 to reduce the emissions and concentrations of air pollutants in Beijing. These measures have already significantly reduced air pollution in the Chinese capital.
However, ...
... Biello is reporting from China during a 17-day stay. We'll be posting stories from him regularly. In his first installment, we present a slide show of the construction transforming Beijing. [More]
Beijing will ban more than one million cars from the streets during the Olympics in an effort to curb pollution and ease traffic gridlock, the government confirmed Friday.
(AP) -- NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day.
With just one month to go until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests suggest.
Beijing residents enjoyed the novelty of congestion-free streets Sunday as the city launched strict driving curbs to rein its notorious air pollution and traffic for the Olympics.
... who need to be concerned about the heavily polluted air in Beijing. The dirty air may trigger serious cardiovascular ... clots.
"If you spend a few weeks in Beijing, your blood might become thicker and ...
Hotels in Beijing are slashing room rates for next month's Olympics after tighter security — among other measures — dashed an expected windfall of visitors, hotels and travel industry executives said ...
... eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day ... government began massive efforts to clean up Beijing before the Olympics by implementing emission controls ...
Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics.
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Visitors to the Summer Games, opening Friday in Beijing, can be assured of seeing top athletes swimming, ...
China is demolishing Beijing homes in historic neighborhoods known for their narrow alleyways, or hutongs, spurring protests.
... in so-called atmospheric brown clouds.
The instruments will observe pollution transport patterns as Beijing enacts its "great shutdown" for the Summer Olympic Games. Chinese officials have reduced ...
