Asia braces for destruction by alien pest: fall armyworms invade corn fields, turning cobs to mush...

An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered species have increased...

Commuting in Indonesia's gridlocked capital will for some involve less frustration, sweat and fumes when its first subway line opens later this month...

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing at least 79 people and leaving dozens missing...

Officials say an earthquake has triggered a landslide that hit a popular waterfall on Indonesia's Lombok island, killing at least two people and injuring dozens...

About 6.8 million people have been affected by a water shortage in the Philippine capital, with lines forming for rationed water and businesses and some hospitals struggling to cope...

Malaysia's government has ordered 111 schools in southern Johor state to close after toxic waste illegally dumped into a river sickened scores of students and teachers...

China is growing crops specifically for wild elephants to graze on in an effort to spare the livelihoods of local farmers...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed a joint project with China to use artificial rain to clean the air in his country, where increasing pollution has caused alarm...

China sets robust economic growth target amid trade battle with Washington and plans 7.5 percent rise in military spending...