BEIJING -- The Ministry of Environmental Protection has announced that it will run a campaign of unannounced and drone inspections of air quality from Oct to next March.

The air quality in Hong Kong is expected to worsen later today after pollution readings hit "very high" and "high" in various areas, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) warned on Wednesda

Researchers from Britain, Canada and Hong Kong are conducting a three-dimensional study into air pollution and health. Photo: Sam Tsang

Schools in Beijing have started to monitor air quality on campus and issue warnings if necessary to minimize risks to students posed by hazardous gases and particles such as PM2.5, which has become

Beijing raised its air pollution alert to orange, the second-highest level, triggering limits on some industrial production as smog enveloped northern China for a second day.

Beijing's health authority plans to establish an air quality monitoring system in schools, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

Hong Kong’s air pollution may today reach “serious” level, the worst rating, as light winds fail to disperse smog, the government said.

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The 3-hour Pollution Standards Index (PSI) in the city-state rose to as high as 113 at 6 a.m. local time (1800 EDT), and edged down to 111 in the latest reading an hour later.