In February, Baoding was given the unwanted title of having the worst air quality in the whole of China. Jennifer Duggan pays a visit – and discovers a city desperate to reinvent itself as a pioneer ...

Baoding has drawn up a blueprint for transforming itself into a central city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Deputy Mayor Yan Liying made the remarks on Sunday during a city-development forum at ...

Since backwater Baoding announced its plan to become the deputy administrative capital of China, news reports and social media have been overflowing with uptight Beijingers saying they would never ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing issued on Saturday a warning for geological disasters including landslides and mudslides after intense ...

Property prices and speculative buying have surged in Baoding, Hebei province, since the announcement on March 26 that the city would take over some of Beijing's administrative responsibilities, the ...

“[O]n December 4, 2022, one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and 195 new asymptomatic infections were reported in Hebei province.” Baoding, a city in China’s northern Hebei province near Beijing, made ...

Students perform traditional Baoding Laodiao opera at a school in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 27, 2023. In recent years, activities related to operas were introduced to the campus life ...

BAODING China (Reuters) - Seven years ago, the Chinese city of Baoding launched an ambitious "low-carbon" plan using renewables like solar power to light its streets and heat residential buildings, ...

In a province where historically there is a strong presence of Catholics, authorities deployed massive "security" measures on Christmas night to discourage participation by the faithful. Objects with ...