KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake of 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Russia’s Komandorskiye Ostrova region at 10.18 am Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at 1.35 am Tuesday.

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The world’s forest areas declined from 4.1 billion hectares (10.1 billion acres) in 2000 to 4 billion hectares (9.8 billion acres) in 2015, according to the UN.

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese company has developed a wooden straw to join the global efforts to cut back on plastic waste.

Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., June 16 (Jiji Press)--The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Sunday agreed to establish the first international framework to cooperate in reducing marine plasti

Hanoi, June 14 (VNA) – Developing eco-industrial parks is among important programmes within the Switzerland’s cooperation and development framework for Vietnam, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Beatrice

HCM City, June 14 (VNA) – Vietnam has started a series of measures to reduce plastic waste, it was reported at a talks on the environment and plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Environment Department of the capital city in collaboration with the office of South Korea’s Mine Reclamation Corp.

Manama, May 12 (BNA): In line with the directives of the Government Executive Committee - chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander an

Hanoi, June 10 (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to take practical and concrete measures to control and reduce plastic waste while launching a national campaign on plasti