Highways were closed in Beijing as the Chinese capital was covered by thick smog engulfing skyscrapers. Pollution readings reached threatening levels of more than two dozen times the level considered safe. The spike in air pollution began Wednesday afternoon and continued overnight, Xinhua reported, citing Beijing’s Municipal Environment Protection Department. It is expected to last until Friday... 

Devastation: The shattered remains of the truck, and another behind it, show the force of the impact when they hit the ground China’s economy is continuing to grow at breakneck speed but – as these pictures show – the giant nation’s infrastructure is quite literally buckling under the strain. At least three people were killed and five injured when this motorway bridge in Heilongjiang...