The great Western aid trick

Countries donate on condition that recipient nations buy goods from them, shows a report

SOUTH KOREA

MERS respiratory illness claims two lives in South Korea

Government places 700 people in isolation, fearing possible infection

South korea

Microsoft opens windows, just a crack

Company to reveal source code, but there is a catch

Avian flu flitting from birds to humans

Even as India is trying to build a firewall to block out the bird flu virus, the first likely case of the deadly pathogen's human-to-human …

Decoding predatory genes

First mapping of the Siberian tiger genome shows how tigers evolved to hunt and kill

Energy consumption patterns vary in Asia

Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste

Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable

Is time ticking for coal

Business-as-usual will not work to combat climate crisis. Difficult targets must be set to reduce carbon emissions

South Korea commits $20 million to ending world hunger

Agreement with UN World Food Programme marks South Korea’s transition from recipient to donor

Arctic ice makes way for oil trade

Melting Arctic ice will establish South Korea as Asia oil hub by 2020

Nagoya Protocol comes into force

The biodiversity protection pact will ensure that benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities

COVID-19: Is South Korea new epicentre outside China

World Health Organization hints at possible pandemic

Most in Asia-Pacific already in cities; expect 3.5 bln by 2015

Urban boom will be despite declines in Japan, China, Korea

Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

Genome sequence reveals big cats evolved to kill, eat meat

Mapping of genomes to help wildlife conservation efforts and combat wildlife crime

Moneymakers

Exaggerated efficiency

The benefit of transferring technologies under the Kyoto Protocol's mechanisms is questionable

Busan meet to decide how to make international aid effective, transparent

India and China, two emerging economic powers, may also be included under the aid effectiveness strategy now

Innovation key to meet Aichi biodiversity targets by 2020

Meeting the goals of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity can help sustainable development post-2015

Green tribunal halts land acquisition for POSCO

South Korean steel giant acquired 1,093 ha without waiting for environmental clearance

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