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Massive dust storm engulfs northwestern Chinese city

Bloomberg A massive dust storm rolled through China’s northwestern province of Gansu on Sunday, enveloping office blocks and apartment buildings. The People’s Daily posted footage of the dust storm advancing through Gansu’s Zhangye city to its social media accounts on Sunday. The mass reached 100 metres and blotted out the blue sky as it moved through the city, according to ...

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Beijing air quality worst in 18 months

Bloomberg Beijing’s air quality was the worst in 18 months on Monday, a possible result of more flexible emissions curbs for the winter. The economic slowdown may have been behind the decision to move away from the hard targets of last year, with the government trying to keep factories churning, according to some economists. The concentration of PM 2.5 particles ...

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Ghosn removed as Mitsubishi chairman in boost to Nissan

Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn was dismissed as Mitsubishi Motors Corp. chairman in a boost to its biggest shareholder Nissan Motor Co., which has been positioning to secure more power in the alliance they share with Renault SA in the wake of the car titan’s shock arrest. The board of the smallest and newest member of the world’s biggest auto union — ...

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