China's 'Airpocalypse' Prompts Official Pledge to Cut Pollution

China will lower emissions from major polluting power plants by 60 percent by 2020, Chinese officials announced on Wednesday. The commitment?comes amidst ongoing climate ch...

Asia's Aids Epidemic Needs Urgent Action To Prevent Even More Deaths

At a time when HIV is in retreat globally, new infections are on the rise among some groups of adolescents in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.
This increase is la...

At Least 97 Bodies Pulled From Landslide Near Jade Mine In Myanmar

The landslide happened when a mountain of mining debris gave way in the early hours of?Saturday?in Hpakant, an area that produces some of the world's highest-quality jade. ...

Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming Is Changing India

Its Himalayan glaciers are melting fast, its agricultural heartland is drying up and its capital is choking on the world’s filthiest air. Yet India’s government...

Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming Is Changing India

Its Himalayan glaciers are melting fast, its agricultural heartland is drying up and its capital is choking on the world's filthiest air. Yet India's government is one of t...

China Is Tapping Tibetan Glaciers To Meet Growing Demand For Bottled Water

Driven both by convenience and concerns about the country's widespread pollution, the Chinese drank nearly 10.6 billion gallons of bottled water in 2013, the Hong Kong-base...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

China's Dirty Air Just Hit 'Doomsday' Levels

The smog grounded flights, closed highways, and prompted officials to tell residents to stay indoors. Visibility in the northeastern industrial city of 5 million was just a...

A Cute Chinese Robot Has Set a New Walking Distance Record on a Single Charge

Xingzhe (Walker) No. 1 walked a total of 83.28 miles on a single charge, circling an indoor track 1,405 times over a period of 54 hours and 34 minutes. It beat the pants of...