More smog predicted for capital region

More smog may hit the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region later this month, the country's top environmental authority said.

It will be difficult for cold air from the north to move southward as it weakens after the middle of the month, making dispersal of pollutants in the region difficult, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in a statement on Friday.

The Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta may also see air pollution during this time period, it said.