Beijing is working with its surrounding areas to forge stronger cooperation to clean up the air in the region, which is notorious for choking smog.

Global companies that specialise in making vehicle emissions cleaner are rushing to take advantage of Beijing's war on pollution, as Chinese automakers look to comply with tougher regulations in th

Most major Chinese cities continue to suffer heavy air pollution, but cleanup efforts are showing signs of progress, the country's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.

Short-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person's risk of irregular heart beat or blood clots in the lung, a new study has suggested.

Air pollution was 10 times acceptable levels during the peak of the Morwell coalmine fire in Victoria, but scientists were unable to measure it accurately at the time, an inquiry has heard.

Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city-center monitoring station are the highest in Europe.

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors for a second day as haze engulfed the city, sending PM2.5 levels to more than 9 times the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure.

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog engulfed the city, sending PM2.5 levels to seven times what the World Health Organization recommends for daily exposure.