A man looks on as a bulldozer piles up garbage to burn on the outskirts of Baoding, Hebei province March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer By David Stanway BAODING China (Reuters) - Seven years ago, the ...

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 ...

“[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 ...

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 ...

A major fire broke out at a biotechnology company in northern China, sending towering flames and thick smoke around a high-rise factory building. The fire erupted on December 11, 2025, at Guoxu ...

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 ...

Baoding is a key center for China’s expanding cleantech industries. It has been called carbon positive because the solar panels and wind turbines it exports reduce global emissions at a larger rate ...

A northeastern Chinese city famed for its donkey burgers now has another title to add to its calling card: home to China’s filthiest air. Every year, competition to win the dubious distinction of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s government is planning to shift parts of its vast bureaucracy to a city 150km from Beijing, causing ...