Potent sleuths

In Taiwan, citizens turn pollution detectives

7.4 magnitude quake in Taiwan; Japan issues tsunami warning for Okinawa & other Ryukyu islands

The Philippines also issues tsunami warnings for its Batanes islands group; social media awash with cataclysmic images and videos from Taiwan

TAIWAN

Waste of a barter

Desperate North Korea is ready to accept atomic waste from Taiwan

TAIWAN

Typhoon Soudelor claims at least 20 lives in Taiwan

The storm, however, weakened after entering inland China

TAIWAN

TAIWAN

The devil and the 'deep sea' fishing

In the Indian context, the term 'deep sea' has very little to do with depth. It refers to India's Exclusive Economic Zone: the 188 nautical miles …

Thailand poised to become first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

If upper house of parliament approves marriage equality bill, Thailand will be third Asian one to legalise gay marriage

TAIWAN

New whitefly found in Western Ghats

Traffic pollution may lead to vision loss: Study

Prolonged exposure to nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide can increase risk of age-related macular degeneration that can cause irreversible …

Quick worker

Promising earthquake warning system tested

Bytes

Prickly issue

Will the inclusion of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal Immunisation Programme help?

Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan

American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report 

Energy consumption patterns vary in Asia

Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

Biological heart pacemakers could be a reality in near future

Scientists convert ordinary heart cells in pigs into pacemaker cells by injecting a gene

Congenital defects

Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report

It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …

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