North China

China renews yellow alert for heat wave

High temperatures of above 35 degrees Celsius are expected to scorch a vast region south of the Yangtze river and central parts of north China on Saturday.

Jun 25, 2016, 08:34 AM IST

40 cities issue alerts for pollution in China

A total of 40 cities in north China, including Beijing and Tianjin, have issued alerts for air pollution, the air pollution emergency management headquarters here said on Tuesday.

Dec 22, 2015, 19:34 PM IST

Year's worst smog to hit north China

According to the National Meteorological Centre, the air pollution will last through the following Tuesday and be worse than the spell between December 6-9, which forced Beijing to issue its highest smog alert for the first time since the emergency response system was created in October 2013.

Dec 17, 2015, 19:27 PM IST