After years of negotiations, the neighboring Anhui and Zhejiang provinces in east China have finally reached a consensus over environmental compensation concerning the Xin’an River. According to the agreement concluded earlier this month, the Central Government will allot 300 million yuan (46 million USD) to Anhui...

More volvo subsidiaries have joined environmental group WWF's climate program, pledging to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 million tons from construction equipment, buses and trucks through 2014.

Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses have expanded the Volvo Group's cooperation with WWF's Climate Savers...

HCM CITY — The section of Tien River, which is one of two main branches of the Cuu Long (Mekong) River running through Viet Nam, is heavily polluted by daily and industrial waste.

Residents who live on the riverbanks said seafood processing factories bordering the river discharge untreated waste water into...

The Xunwu County in east China's Jiangxi province has focused on increasing its forest coverage, in an effort to protect water resources in the Dongjiang River, the main drinking water source for Hong Kong.

The Dongjiang River, a tributary of the Pearl River in the south, is originated from the Yajibo...

BANGKOK, THAILAND - The management of food, water and energy resources in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) will be the most critical challenge of the coming decade, requiring careful balance of economic and environmental interests and better management of natural resources, a conference on the future of the...

SINGAPORE: Motor industry players said the introduction of the new Carbon Emissions-based Scheme announced on Friday in the Budget statement, is a positive move.

They said some green car buyers could also potentially...

Coney Island, off Punggol in the north-west, will be home to Singapore's ninth nature park, said the National Parks Board (NParks).

The island, a popular spot for anglers and rich in natural biodiversity, will become a sprawling 50ha 'green lung'.

Thanks to its rich flora and fauna, Coney Island will...

Modern-trade retailer Tesco Lotus wants to change that perception. Last week, it opened the first zero-carbon store ever in Asia in Bang Phra district of Chon Buri province, following its pledge to protect the environment.

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BANGKOK (AlertNet) – Asia Pacific could triple its carbon emissions by 2050 if it continues its unsustainable use of resources, putting an unbearable strain on ecosystems at a time of mounting concerns over climate change and food, water and energy security, a new study by the United Nations and Asian Development...

VNEconomyNews.com - The UK wants to cooperate with Vietnam and expand initiatives to safely develop nuclear energy. UK Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes affirmed this at a seminar promoting bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy in Hanoi on February 16.

The seminar provided a good chance for Vietnamese...

On a pillar in the Beijing Chengtian Antique City, a conspicuous warning is posted: Dealing in ivory and rhino horn products is strictly forbidden.

But under secret counters in this market and in the hideaways of contraband sellers, the illegal trade of ivory is flourishing amid rising demand.

Since the end of 2011, there has been plenty of news about company closing down, production suspension, and production reduction in the photovoltaic industry, with even first-tier enterprises being affected. In January, 2012, however, the photovoltaic industry showed signs of recovery. The inventory of major module...

HCM CITY — HCM City is seeking solutions to deal with an increasing volume of solid waste dumped every day by family households and industrial and medical facilities.

Urban environmental staff...

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN – The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov and Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda today jointly inaugurated a new solar energy research facility that will eventually enable Uzbekistan to become an international knowledge hub and...

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Asia and the Pacific has the potential to be a world leader in low carbon growth, but only if it adopts a new development strategy, says a joint study released today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN agencies.

“The global market for green goods and services is vast and growing...

China's central government will invest 5.5 billion yuan ($873 million) this year to clean up pollution in the country's rural areas, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday.

The special funding by the central government will mainly go to clean-up projects in villages with major amounts of discharged...

Northwest China's Gansu Province, home to the country's earliest nuclear base, plans to draft a new law on radioactive pollution control this year, the local government said Saturday.

Lawmakers in the landlocked province decided to draft the new law at the provincial legislature's annual session last month,...

TOKYO --Of all 50 nuclear reactors in Japan (excluding units 1-4 of the Fukushima I nuclear power station), only three are currently operating. These three, too, are scheduled to go offline in sequence over the next few months for a periodic inspection. To restart reactors that are suspended for a periodic...