A watchtower of the Forbidden City is seen under the blue sky in Beijing on Jan 22, 2018. [Photo/VCG] Beijing authorities have released an ambitious plan of cutting the days of heavy pollution by at least a quarter by 2020 by increasing green transportation and reducing dust. The capital plans to reduce the average concentration of PM 2.5 particulate matter that poses health dangers in its urban areas to 52 microgram per cubic meter by 2020. The plans for rural areas differs with the density lower at 46 mg per cu m in three districts and higher at 55 mg per cu m in two, according to the plan. In 2017, the average PM 2.5 density in the whole city stood at 58 mg per cu m. Beijing had 46 days with heavy air pollution in 2015. To achieve the goals, the authorities plan to increase cargo transported by trains to 10 percent from the current 2.9 percent and more than double the number of new energy vehicles to 400,000. The capital also vows to enhance law enforcement against polluting diesel-powered trucks and to inspect at least 1.5 million of such vehicles every year. silicone wrist bandsdual layer wristbandembossed wristbandcustom silicon wristbandscustom wristbands
PYONGYANG -- The official media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday called on the Republic of Korea (ROK) to avoid any action that could harm the on-going inter-Korean rapprochement.Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the DPRK, called a ceremony recently held marking the 8th anniversary of the sinking of ROK warship Cheonan "an unpardonable confrontational act of throwing a wet blanket over the atmosphere of improved inter-Korean relations."High-ranking authorities and officials, opposition parties and the commander of the US troops in ROK attended the ceremony held at the State Taejon Hyonchung Cemetery.The daily, a newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, called the ceremony an anti-DPRK confrontational farce invented by South Korean conservatives to completely destroy north-south relations."Nevertheless, the present South Korean authorities ... are chiming in on the anti-DPRK smear incident," the daily said.The Cheonan sunk in 2010. Of the 104 soldiers onboard, 46 were killed. Seoul said the corvette was sunk by torpedoes fired by the DPRK, a charge repeatedly denied by Pyongyang.The two Koreas held a high-level dialogue last week, agreeing to hold a summit between ROK President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong-un on April 27 in Panmunjom.
