Category: Asia

SKorea to set up first carbon trading company

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will set up its first carbon trading company to help regulate greenhouse gas emissions,

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Nuclear Explosion Occurs Near Epicenter of China Quake

Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was

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Fears for China quake dams

An aftershock has hit the Chinese province of Sichuan nearly two weeks after the devastating earthquake. Around 300 dams

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China says at least 75,000 dead or missing from quake

China raised the number of dead or missing from a devastating earthquake to be at least 75,000, as rescuers

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Woman rescued after 196 hours

A 60-year-old woman has been rescued from rubble eight days after the earthquake hit Sichuan province in China. Wang

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China quake toll tops 40,000

The death toll from last week's earthquake in China has risen to over 40,000, officials have said. Report courtesy of

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Asia tourism, airlines ‘complacent’ on climate change

BANGKOK (AFP) - Asian airlines and tourist firms are too complacent about the urgent need to address global warming,

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Fierce Forest fires kill 94 in China through late April

BEIJING, Forest fires killed 94 people and injured 72 others from Jan. 1 to April 24, an official of

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Global warming expert raises concerns for tourism industry

BANGKOK (AFP) - Nobel Peace Prize recipient Rajendra Pachauri Tuesday warned tourism industry chiefs they need to reduce their

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Virus outbreak in Chinese city kills 19 children

BEIJING (Reuters) - A virus outbreak in an eastern Chinese city has killed 19 children and left hundreds ill,

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