Smog covers Beijing on Oct 22, 2018. [Photo/IC] The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is expected to see moderate to heavy air pollution from Thursday to Sunday due to unfavorable weather conditions, according to a forecast released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Wednesday. The weather conditions at the beginning of November are not favorable for dispersing pollutants, with the hourly average concentration of PM2.5 expected to climb to 200 micrograms per cubic meter, it said. According to the forecast, this round of pollution will influence both the capital region and neighboring areas, including Shanxi province and Henan province, with the central places most affected. Cities including Beijing and Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Tangshan and Langfang in Hebei province will suffer moderate to heavy air pollution. Hebei, which surrounds Beijing and usually sees frequent smog during the winter, issued an orange alert - the second highest level - for the air pollution on Wednesday. The pollution is expected to ease gradually from Sunday night when cold air arrives in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. make custom bracelets onlinesilicone bracelet watchlokai rubber braceletsilicone wristbands onlinebest place to buy silicone wristbands
Promotion of a streamlined process for getting R visas for top overseas talent began nationwide on Thursday.Under new regulations governing R visas - which China issues to foreign experts whose skills are in urgent demand - holders would be allowed to stay in China for up to 180 days at a time, with multiple border entries valid from five to 10 years.For top talent, applications for work permits can now be submitted online, without paperwork. And the process is free.Supporting policies will also cover an expatriate's spouse and children, giving them quick access to the visa.Under the direction of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security, pilot programs were launched on Jan 1 in Beijing, Shanghai and dozens of other cities and provinces.Information uploaded by applicants is shared by the three departments, saving the applicants time since redundancy is eliminated.In the past two months, a total of 168 preliminary paper approvals - authorizing an online application - have been issued by bureaus in the pilot cities and provinces.The time it takes to complete the procedure has been reduced from 10 to five working days. A work permit must be secured before the R visa application process begins.Top scientists, international entrepreneurs and other talent with specific high-level skills needed in the development of the country are all qualified to apply for the R visas.In total, expats entered or left the country more than 900,000 times in 2016, and over 3.3 million times in the past five years, according to the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.Zhang Jianguo, head of the administration, said the Chinese government values talent more than ever.We've seen big progress in policies to recruit more overseas talent. Those preferential policies reveal the country's openness and inclusiveness, which a great power should demonstrate to the world, Zhang [email protected]
