Beijing 'fails pollution test'

With one month until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests show.

With one month until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests show.

The Beijing Olympics are set to start in just a month... but according to a BBC report the city may not be ready. When Beijing bid for the Olympics in 2001, it said that its air would meet World...

Dense fog shrouds Beijing and with less than 50 days to the start of the Olympics in China many people are worried. Beijing is one of the world's most polluted cities and with 3.3 million cars...

China is taking draconian steps to limit Beijing's notoriously bad air pollution for the approaching Olympic Games. But as Barry Petersen reports, officials and Olympians can only hope for so much.

A thick blanket of haze. Athletes are arriving in Beijing, and tourists are visiting the city's famous sites. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STUDENT MATTHEW GILARMO, SAYING: "It's really a great...

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Wind and rain helped clear the air in Beijing on Tuesday, after organizers scrambled to make last-minute emergency plans to control the smog enveloping the city the day before. Officials are hoping...

The 2008 Olympians spent years training. But what they couldn't prepare for was the city's pollution. The poor air quality in Beijing has been a big worry at the summer Olympics. Drew Levinson reports

China's economy is soaring but with that expansion also comes concerns over its extreme pollution. But the Chinese government is trying to polish its environmental image. Digital Journal TV finds...