Heavy rainfall to hit Central and Eastern China
Beijing: China's national observatory Sunday issued blue alerts, the least severe in the country's color-coded weather warning system, for rainstorm and convective weather as heavy rainfall is expected to hit most parts of central and eastern China in the coming two days.
Beijing, Oct 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Zadoi County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Monday, officials said.
Beijing to give up coal usage by 2020 to improve air quality
Beijing, Jan 13 (IBNS) China plans to end coal-usage in Beijing and its neighbouring areas by 2020 to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.
Beijing: City to shut down 2,500 polluting firms by 2016
Beijing, Jan 10 (IBNS) In a move to curb down air pollution that is currently plaguing Beijing, the city's municipal government is planning to put a lock on 2,500 firms by the end of this year, according to the state run Xinhua News Agency.