Beijing has created a series of new pollution control measures including an odd-and-even license plate rule in extreme weather conditions, the Beijing Evening News reports.

High-emission, or 'yellow-labelled' vehicles, will be banned from all Beijing roads inside the fifth Ring from January 1 next year.

This does not include vehicles involved in city maintenance and production, but their emissions must also be lowered by October 1, 2009.

Construction sites should meet the standards of dust prevention and control before March 1, 2009. Earth and stones excavated during road maintenance and forestation projects within the 5th ring road should be gathered in bags.

(CRI December 18, 2008)