China says it will cut the number of climbers attempting to scale Everest from the northern face by 1/3 this year as part of plans for a major cleanup on the world's highest peak...
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The world's oldest man has died at his home _ a hot springs inn _ in northern Japan at the age of 113...
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A small island volcano in southern Japan has erupted, blasting rocks and ashes into the air but causing no damage or injuries...
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Unusually high levels of smog worsened by weather patterns are raising alarm across Asia...
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Chinese premier meets with Tesla's Musk as trade talks with US end...
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One of China's major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost all electric-powered taxi fleet...
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Ferry services and airports have reopened in southern Thailand after a storm moved west into the Andaman Sea, leaving disruption and one confirmed death in its wake...
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Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm are buffeting coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand's east coast, knocking down trees and utility poles and flood...
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Ferry services suspended, people evacuated ahead of a tropical storm expected to pound Thailand's southern beach resorts during a peak tourism season...
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A volcano on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali has shot a new burst of hot ash into the air...
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