Indonesia land-burning fines unpaid years after fires
Feb 15, 2019
Indonesian plantation companies fined for burning huge areas of land since 2009 have failed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties meant to hold them accountable for actions that took a devastating environmental and human toll
Wildlife group: Malaysia seizes record 30-ton pangolin haul
Feb 12, 2019
A wildlife monitoring group says Malaysian authorities have seized a record 30 tons of pangolin and pangolin products in eastern Sabah state, the biggest such bust in the country
China reports new outbreak of African swine fever
Feb 9, 2019
China has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever that is threating the country's vital pork industry
In year of the pig, Hong Kong has had enough of wild ones
Feb 5, 2019
Hong Kong ushers in the year of the pig while studying how to reduce potentially dangerous encounters between people and wild boars
Hong Kong makes record seizure of pangolin scales, ivory
Feb 2, 2019
Hong Kong customs officers have intercepted a record 8.3 tons of pangolin scales and hundreds of elephant tusks worth more than $8 million
Bangkok flies drones as PM warns of costs in pollution fight
Feb 1, 2019
Drones are spraying water to try to reduce air pollution around Bangkok while the governor invited critics to brainstorm better ideas to improve air quality in the Thai capital
IAEA urges Japan to take ample time in Fukushima cleanup
Jan 31, 2019
The International Atomic Energy Agency has urged Japan to spend ample time in developing a decommissioning plan for the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant and to be honest with the public about remaining uncertainties
Bangkok schools closed over air pollution concerns
Jan 30, 2019
More than 400 schools in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, have been shut due to increasing concern over dangerously unhealthy air pollution
Toyota, Panasonic announce venture for green auto batteries
Jan 22, 2019
Toyota, Panasonic set Corp. set green auto battery joint venture
Heavy smog, worsened by weather, raises alarm across Asia
Jan 14, 2019
Unusually high levels of smog worsened by weather patterns are raising alarm across Asia