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Indonesia Declares State Of Emergency In Wake Of Heavy Floods

Heavy rains caused massive flooding in Jakarta on Thursday bringing the city to a halt.

January 21, 2013

Biologists Ask For Global System To Monitor Biodiversity Loss

An international team of biologists has proposed a global monitoring system that measures and reports on biodiversity change or loss,

January 21, 2013

Singapore To Host International Summit For Young Scientists

12 Nobel laureates and winners of the Turing Award, Millennium Technology Prize, and Fields Medal will mentor and inspire 280 young scientists at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2013.

January 14, 2013

Asia Responsible For Half Of Toxic Mercury Release: UNEP

Asia is the largest regional emitter of mercury in the world, says a new report released by the United Nations Environment Program.

January 14, 2013

Indonesia Introduces Smoking Law

Indonesia has passed a law requiring cigarette packets to bear graphic photographic warnings.

January 12, 2013

Philippines To Launch 100,000 Eco-Friendly ‘E-Trikes’

The Philippines plans to introduce electronic tricycle taxis to replace its petrol-fueled models, in a move that could cut carbon dioxide emissions by a quarter of million tons.

January 7, 2013

Arianespace To Launch Vietnam’s Earth Observation Satellite

Arianespace will launch an Earth observation satellite on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology in 2013.

January 7, 2013

PHOTOS: 20,000 Shark Fins Drying On Hong Kong Rooftop

In a series of photos that have gone viral on the Internet, nearly 20,000 shark fins are shown being laid out to dry on a rooftop in the Kennedy Town district of Hong Kong.

January 4, 2013