Category Archives: China

Nanjing schools told to close

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, has ordered schools suspended today, citing a red alert for haze as persistent choking weather lingers in 25 provincial areas. The order applies to kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools, Nanjing’s publicity department … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Warns Children to Stay Indoors on Air Pollution

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as the level of the most harmful pollutants exceeded more than 10 times the level deemed safe by the World Health Organization. The air pollution index in the nation’s commercial hub … Continue reading →

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Beijing confiscates barbecues in drive to cut air pollution

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing is waging a war against air pollution, one barbecue at a time. Officials have destroyed more than 500 open-air barbecues to cut particulate matter. Photos carried by state media showed workers cutting pieces of metal as city wardens looked … Continue reading →

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Grim report on air pollution and how it affects children’s lungs

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new report shows alarming effects of air pollution on children’s lungs. We noted some preliminary findings of the report some weeks ago, but the report produced by Dr Hung Wing-tat’s team at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Department of … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s air quality blighted by fumes from road and sea

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

When Beijing residents visit Hong Kong, they sometimes quip that the territory is like a breath of fresh air, especially in winter when the Chinese capital can be bathed in extremely hazardous smog for days on end.While most Hong Kongers … Continue reading →

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Guangzhou announces emergency measures to tackle heavy pollution

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Guangzhou’s government has rolled out emergency measures for days when air pollution is high. They include taking nearly a third of government and half of private vehicles off the road and forcing factories to reduce emissions of pollutants. Yang Liu, … Continue reading →

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Smoggy Beijing sees lung cancer cases soar

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The number of lung cancer cases in the Chinese capital Beijing has soared over the last decade. According to figures published by the state-run Xinhua news agency, they have increased by more than 50%. Beijing health officials say smoking is … Continue reading →

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Shanghai smog: Air pollution covers city

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai residents awoke this morning to find the city covered in a dense smog, as air quality in the city hit ‘severe pollution’ levels. Residents were advised to stay indoors where possible when the Shanghai Environment Agency measured pollution at … Continue reading →

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