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Upstart New Delhi trounces Beijing in race to be world's smoggiest city

A new World Health Organisation report which measures pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest air.

by James Griffiths, 08 May 2014

British PM David Cameron pledges to be China's 'strongest advocate in the west'

Britain will be China's strongest advocate in the west, prime minister David Cameron declared as he flew into Beijing for a 'dialogue of mutual respect and understanding'.

by James Griffiths, 02 December 2013

Could a giant electromagnetic vacuum cleaner solve Beijing's pollution problem?

As Beijingers stare in dismay at Harbin's ongoing airpocalypse and wonder what is in store for them this winter, officials are on the look out for a solution to the capital's super smog....

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013

Outrage after Beijing subway refers to littering passengers as 'locusts'

There was outrage online on Sunday after a photo of litter was uploaded to the official Weibo account of the Beijing Subway referring to passengers as 'locusts'.

by James Griffiths, 11 November 2013

'Beijing From Above' takes you on a flyover of China's capital

Filmmaker Matthew Niederhauser just uploaded this incredible video of Beijing shot from above, giving a rarely seen angle of the city.

by James Griffiths, 28 May 2014

CPC third plenum promotes market reform, national security, platitudes

The Communique of the Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress was released on Tuesday, and it has changed everything, well, most things, somethings. It has changed at least one thing....

by James Griffiths, 13 November 2013

Cholera Camp: Beijing's subway stops, literally translated

Inspired by the Hong Kong MTR translated map which went viral earlier this month, our friends at China Real Time have given the Beijing subway system the same treatment.

by James Griffiths, 24 April 2014

Bo Xilai leaves court for life imprisonment in 'luxury' jail

Shandong high court on Friday announced that it had rejected former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai's final appeal against his conviction for corruption, embezzlement, and abuse of power....

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013