Smoggy E China city suspends classes

All primary and middle schools and kindergarten classes in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, were suspended as heavy smog choked the city on Dec 5. Schools will post a notice when they reopen, after the red alert for fog and smog is lifted, the city's educational authorities said. The government of Nanjing on Wednesday initiated a red-coded emergency response to air pollution, the highest response level, which includes heightened controls on industrial sources of pollutants. China's central and eastern areas have been hit by a new round of foggy and smoggy weather since the start of December. The National Meteorological Center predicted the situation will continue until Sunday. [Photo/icpress.cn]