Beijing will levy new fees for discharging dust into the air on all construction sites beginning Sunday in a move designed to control emissions of the most harmful pollutants, the city's environmental watchdog said on Friday.
Beijing will start levying construction dust pollution fees from March 1, the municipal environmental protection bureau announced on Friday.
Electric car drivers may soon be able to enjoy cheaper or even free parking in Beijing, as the city's policymakers are working on a new pricing scheme in their latest effort to reduce air pollution.
Beijing plans to introduce electronic payment for roadside parking to regulate the market and collect all the fees it is owed, the Beijing municipal traffic authority said.
As Beijing's inhabitants flock back to work, bloated waistlines and sheepish grins betraying their festive binges, Metropolitan bleats in the Year of the Sheep by speaking to six expats to find out how they celebrated the traditional Chinese holiday and what Spring Festival means to them.
The number of accidents caused by fireworks on the eve of the Lunar New Year fell in Beijing this year, local authorities said Thursday.
According to a recent weather forecast, Beijing will have smog for five out of seven days during the Spring Festival holiday.
When the fireworks light up the night to celebrate Lunar New Year in Beijing, air quality in the capital will get worse, possibly leading to three days of severe pollution, the municipal environmental watchdog said on Monday.
A bunch of cultural activities, including over 100 professional art performances and over 200 public cultural activities, are expected in Beijing, to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics is a springboard for hundreds of millions of Chinese to join in sports on ice and snow, Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong said on Sunday.
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