Smog

Wind turbines stand behind a snow gun operating at Genting Snow Park during a government-organised media tour to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics venues in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China 21 December, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
China

China talks up 'green' Olympics but prepares to fight smog

Critics warned in 2015 - when China won its bid - that the Winter Olympics could be overshadowed by hazardous smog in a region dominated by heavy industry. Chinese President Xi Jinping subsequently...

Lahore consistently ranks among the worst cities in the world for air pollution. Photo :BSS/AFP
South Asia

'Find a solution,' say residents as smog blankets Pakistan's Lahore

High towers almost engulfed in smog. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Beijing smog casts gloom over China's Lunar New Year holiday

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, September 18, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Malaysia to push Southeast Asian nations for long-term solution to smog