Bettina Wassener

HONG KONG — Air pollution has worsened markedly in Asian cities in recent years and presents a growing threat to human health, according to experts at a conference that began on Wednesday.

Mark Kinver

August 15,  2012

Emerging economies in Asia, including India and the Philippines, face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters, an analysis suggests.

june 25 2012

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan are due to build a joint power line after a final agreement on the project.

Elaine Kurtenbach

SHANGHAI — The 2 billion women in Asia are still paid less than men for similar work and are extremely underrepresented in top leadership positions, according to a report that estimates limits on female employment cost the region $89 billion a year in lost productivity.

New Hampshire, USA -- Japan this week marks the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has since forced it to re-evaluate its nuclear strategy.

Stewart Taggart

By 2050, Asia could be connected by a massive energy and information architecture, believes Stewart Taggart.

Kate Kelland

(Reuters) - Progress is being made in the fight against the most common form of malaria in Africa, but a long-lasting type of the mosquito-borne parasitic disease has a tight grip on swathes of South Asia and parts of Latin America, scientists said Monday.

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