An explosion in the early hours of this morning at a Far Eastern New Century Corp chemical fiber plant in Hsinchu County has ...

Dozens of Duke University students signed up for a free trip to China. Even the university was surprised by what happened ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

According to a report by Mintel, a quarter of Brits would describe themselves as hikers.Whether it’s exploring the best of ...

Walking through Chinatown today, you will encounter layers of its identity: the memories of a Chinatown long gone, the visions of a Chinatown that could have been, the Chinatown that remains a home ...

Donald Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, including from Canada and Mexico.

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is rising, and figures show China is at particular risk of air pollution-related cancer Despite drops in tobacco use worldwide, the incidence of lung cancer ...

The pollution ... China and Singapore are two nations that have turned things around. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra recently admitted despite adopting a wide range of measures, air quality ...

The map pulls data from air monitors, hundreds of pollution sensors, and forecast models to provide real-time air quality index (AQI) readings for more than 1,000 locations. Los Angeles’ air ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A new study led by ...

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