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This sunrise on Tiananmen Square's giant screen might be the last Beijing sees for a while

Beijing saw "off the charts" levels of smog this week as residents braced themselves for worse pollution to come.

by James Griffiths, 17 January 2014

Schools closed and traffic stalled as Harbin hit by 'airpocalypse'

Visibility in Harbin, Heilongjiang dropped to less than 10 metres after the city on Sunday, after the government turned on the municipality's coal-powered heating system for the winter....

by James Griffiths, 21 October 2013

5 photos of animals trying to keep cool as temperatures soar across China

Temperatures across China soared this week as several orange and red alerts were raised in cities around the country.

by James Griffiths, 30 May 2014

Stop everything, Pearl the Tiananmen pig is missing (Update: found)

A pet pig which became something of a local celebrity among residents and tourists for its regular jaunts near Beijing's Tiananmen Square, has gone missing.

by James Griffiths, 05 December 2013

Dog chases man chasing horse on Beijing ring road

An escaped horse, fully equipped with saddle and bridle, was seen racing down the northern section of Beijing's 5th ring road on May 10.

by James Griffiths, 12 May 2014

Envelope addressed by Mao Zedong to Bo Yibo sells for $1 million at auction

An envelope addressed to Bo Xilai's father, Bo Yibo, by Mao Zedong in the chairman's own calligraphy sold for 6.55 million yuan ($1,075,110) at an auction in Beijing on Sunday.

by James Griffiths, 25 November 2013

Chen Yizi, exiled dissident and ex-aide to Zhao Ziyang, dead at 74

Chen Yizi, a former aide to ousted Communist Party chief and reformer Zhao Ziyang, died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday.

by James Griffiths, 16 April 2014

90 percent of 'famous plastic surgeons' at hospitals in Beijing unlicensed

The 'famous South Korean plastic surgeon' hacking away at your eyelids or mouth in a Beijing hospital is more likely than not completely unlicensed to carry out the procedure, Beijing...

by James Griffiths, 06 November 2013