Category Archives: China

Air pollution ‘largely responsible’ for rise in lung cancer cases in recent years: doctor

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

TAIPEI–Air pollution is largely responsible for an increase in the number of lung cancer cases in Taiwan in recent years, a doctor said Tuesday. The latest statistics released Tuesday by the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) show that 11,692 people were … Continue reading →

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Beijing introduces new air pollution response

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing introduced new rules to deal with air pollution on Monday. According to the city’s environmental protection bureau, the new heavy air pollution emergency response program will replace the current version, launched on Oct. 2013. Four-tier alerts–blue, yellow, orange and … Continue reading →

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Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Millions of Chinese, riveted and outraged, watched a 104-minute documentary video over the weekend that begins with a slight woman in jeans and a white blouse walking on to a stage dimly lit in blue. As an audience looks on … Continue reading →

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China: Air pollution reaches dangerous level in 106 cities

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 106 Chinese cities due to use of fireworks and firecrackers during the celebrations welcoming the Lunar New Year, according to a report. On the eve of New Year on Wednesday night, the Air quality … Continue reading →

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U.S. to Monitor Air Quality in India and Other Countries

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The United States says it will expand air-quality monitoring at some overseas diplomatic missions, following several years of reporting pollution data in China. The goal is to increase awareness of the health risks of outdoor air pollution, which easily spreads … Continue reading →

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‘Very high’ Hong Kong air pollution levels set to continue until the weekend

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bad air in Hong Kong is likely to persist until the weekend as weak winds fail to disperse pollutants. “Very high” concentrations of air pollution engulfed Causeway Bay and Central this afternoon, while “high” levels were recorded in several other … Continue reading →

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Air pollution is bigger killer in China than smoking, says new Greenpeace study

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Study of 31 mainland cities finds people more likely to die from PM2.5 than tobacco use – and it didn’t even include the worst offending places Air pollution kills more people than smoking in many cities on the mainland, a … Continue reading →

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Most China cities fail to meet air quality standards

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Only eight out of China’s 74 biggest cities passed the government’s basic air quality standards in 2014, the environment ministry has said. The most polluted cities were in north-eastern Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital Beijing. Beijing and Shanghai … Continue reading →

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