Asia-Pacific
Nissan, Honda to explore partnership in electric vehicles
Japanese auto giants Nissan and Honda said Friday they had agreed to explore a strategic partnership in electric vehicles and other areas. Analysts...
New US climate envoy wants China to speed up coal transition
China should speed up its transition from coal, the new chief US climate negotiator John Podesta said Thursday, while pledging to maintain open...
IAEA chief reassures residents that water discharge at Fukushima is safe
TOMIOKA, Japan — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima that the...
Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution
Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next...
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of the city grows amid climate shocks
CAN THO, Vietnam — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the...
Australian farmer confidence bounces back after rains douse dry pastures
CANBERRA – Widespread rainfall and improving livestock prices have lifted confidence levels among Australian farmers to their highest in two years, a survey...
Analysis-China’s emissions, efficiency targets under threat after falling short in 2023
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is falling short on key targets for tackling climate-warming emissions, and analysts said Beijing’s credibility in...
Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died,...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers major coral bleaching
SYDNEY – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by a major coral bleaching event, with the results consistent with patterns of heat...
Thailand asks Australia to slow down on car emissions standards
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY – Thailand has called on Australia to slow down a plan to introduce emissions standards that would penalise imports...
