Japan seeks to improve post-quake support system
The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other…
Mekong Delta provinces tighten measures to prevent forest fires
The delta’s forests are mostly mangroves in coastal areas and national parks and are at high risk of fires.
Wildfire continues to rage in Timang forest in Nepal’s Manang
Difficulties in controlling the blaze have been exacerbated by strong winds, making the fire spread faster.
Singapore releases new emissions targets for 2035, on track to reaching net zero by 2050
Singapore currently relies on natural gas for some 95 percent of its energy needs, while facing constraints in tapping renewable energy.
WWF-Vietnam identifies six successful plastic reduction models for nationwide expansion
Since 2020, WWF-Vietnam has worked with departments and local authorities in 10 provinces and cities to reduce plastic waste, aiming to cut at least 30 per cent of plastic…
Mt. Semeru erupts again, triggers ashfall in three districts
Semeru observation post official Mukdas Sofian said that the volcano also erupted 55 times on February 6.
By 2100, heat waves in Korea could begin as early as May
Though the timing of the most recent heat wave onset compared to the 1990s had not changed significantly, the state weather agency added that the overall duration of heat waves…
3 weather systems to bring rains across Philippines
Scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to shear lines will prevail across the Visayas, Bicol Region, Mimaropa, Quezon, and Aurora.
Air pollution kills five children across East Asia and the Pacific every day: UNICEF report
In addition, 91 percent – or 453 million – children in the region live in countries where ozone pollution exceeds WHO guideline levels.
ANA, JAL cancel more flights as heavy snowfall continues in Japan
ANA announced that as of 7 p.m. Thursday, 30 of its domestic flights were to be canceled on Friday, including planes on the Haneda-Toyama and Fukuoka-Komatsu routes.