Environment
Xi's accrual of power seems to resonate with Chinese public
Oct 25, 2017

Xi's accrual of power seems to resonate with Chinese public

An exhibition placing Xi Jinping at the center of China's progress during his tenure coincides with the party's congress, and both show how he has centralized power and is leading China into a new era...

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AP Interview: Tokyo vows clean water for Olympic triathlon
Oct 24, 2017

AP Interview: Tokyo vows clean water for Olympic triathlon

A top Tokyo Olympic Games organizer has pledged to keep water clean and safe at marathon swimming and triathlon venue where E. coli bacterial contamination was detected during the summer...

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Volvo's electric car brand Polestar unveils first model
Oct 17, 2017

Volvo's electric car brand Polestar unveils first model

Volvo Cars' performance electric car brand, Polestar, has unveiled a four-seat coupe in lightweight carbon fiber as its first model, stepping up competition in a market dominated until now by Tesla...

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Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact
Oct 17, 2017

Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact

The environmental group Greenpeace has issued a report giving technology titans like Samsung Electronics, Amazon and Huawei low marks for their environmental impact...

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Group: Orangutan orphans a sign of habitat destruction
Oct 16, 2017

Group: Orangutan orphans a sign of habitat destruction

An Indonesian conservation group says the discovery last week of two orphaned baby orangutans on Borneo is further evidence that deforestation and illegal hunting are threatening survival of the great...

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4th small quake detected since North Korea's nuclear test
Oct 13, 2017

4th small quake detected since North Korea's nuclear test

South Korea has detected a fourth small earthquake near North Korea's main nuclear test site after the country's sixth and most powerful nuclear test explosion last month...

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Thailand seizes rhino horns, arrests suspected smugglers
Oct 11, 2017

Thailand seizes rhino horns, arrests suspected smugglers

Thai authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens suspected of smuggling rhinoceros horns worth about $300,000 through Bangkok's main airport...

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IOC, Tokyo organizers aim to cut costs for the 2020 Olympics
Oct 4, 2017

IOC, Tokyo organizers aim to cut costs for the 2020 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo organizing committee have wrapped up a two-day project review vowing to cut costs for the 2020 Games...

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Water may have leaked at Fukushima due to gauge errors
Sep 29, 2017

Water may have leaked at Fukushima due to gauge errors

Contaminated water might have leaked from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors after erroneous settings on water gauges lowered the levels of groundwater nearby...

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China sets target for electric car quota but delays rollout
Sep 29, 2017

China sets target for electric car quota but delays rollout

China has raised its first-year target for a quota system that will require all automakers to contribute to electric car development but delayed its rollout to 2019...

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