The governor of Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua is urging Freeport to immediately pay $376 million in taxes and penalties after a court ruled against the mining giant in a water use case...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need for sustainability and post-event planning on a visit to ski venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics...

China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links in an effort to conserve water and land...

Chinese state media say Beijing will spend $2.7 billion to fight air pollution in the capital this year...

The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and appliances has increased by two-thirds in East Asia over five years, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless proper disposal become...

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent prob...

Sushi chain owner bids winning $632,000 for a 212 kilogram bluefin tuna in what may be the last auction at the current site of Tokyo's Tsukiji market...

China's environmental ministry says an unspecified number of companies have violated measures meant to reduce smog during a period of particularly noxious pollution in the country...

Beijing and other cities across northern and central China are shrouded in thick smog, prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close highways...

A French tourist who tried to have her picture taken with a crocodile in Thailand was injured when the reptile snapped at her when she got too close...