All Asia articles – Page 6
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BusinessDeadly incidents at Indian chemicals plants
Five dead and at least 15 injured by explosion and fire at Gujarat Fluorochemicals
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NewsNew analysis puts more accurate figure on size of last year’s Beirut blast
August 2020 explosion in Lebanon’s capital city had an explosive force of around a kiloton of TNT
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NewsUS programme targeting researchers with China links crumbling under intense scrutiny
Academics are demanding that the Justice Department end the ‘China Initiative’ as cases collapse amid accusations of racial profiling
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BusinessIndia pushes renewables and green hydrogen
Prime minister Modi wants country to be energy independent by 2047 and become a global hydrogen hub
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NewsUS export controls leave Chinese researchers struggling to buy scientific instruments
Research tools such as mass spectrometers make up as much as 40% of restricted items, analysis by Chinese researchers finds
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NewsScience and research ‘are dead’ in Afghanistan
Afghan researchers and scholars flee or go into hiding as the Taliban’s return to power sees the science academy and universities closed
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NewsUS intelligence can’t agree if Covid-19 came from an animal or a lab
After months of investigation agencies remain divided on most likely origin of Sars-CoV-2
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NewsIndia’s import restrictions leaves researchers facing months-long delays to access equipment and chemicals
Delays due to lengthy approval processes are compounded by supply disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsNobel laureates accuse China of attempting to censor Taiwanese chemist
The US National Academy of Sciences came under pressure to revoke the invite of chemistry laureate Yuan Lee to a climate summit
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NewsChina unveils new measures to boost the number of women in science
Government announces plans to remove the career barriers women face in research
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NewsInside the clean-up of last year’s deadly Beirut blast
German firms hired to handle the 59 contaminated containers in Beirut’s port found hydrochloric, sulfuric, hydrofluoric acids, and more
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BusinessDeadly fire in Indian chemical factory
Blaze killed 18 workers, mainly women, who were trapped inside SVS Aqua Technologies plant
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NewsPromotion of Covid-19 pseudoscience by Indian government criticised as pandemic rages
Questionable therapies under study or promoted include prayer, breathing exercises and herbal medicines
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NewsLatest diversity figures paint improving picture of physical sciences in the UK
Engineering and physical sciences funder reveals award and fellowship data
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NewsLack of ambition in China’s economic plan leaves net zero emissions ambition adrift
Only a modest 4.1% increase in energy generation from non-fossil sources by 2025 planned
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NewsA decade on Japan is still grappling with the environmental impact of Fukushima
Decontamination efforts appear to have been effective, but concerns remain about disposal of contaminated soil and water, as well as the need for long-term future monitoring
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NewsRenowned Taiwanese chemical engineer fined for China links
National Taiwan University’s Lee Duu-Jong reportedly denies that he headed research sponsored by mainland China without island approval
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OpinionPrasanna de Silva: ‘Kindness plays a key role in academia’
The influential Sri Lankan chemist on serendipity, slowness and the excitement of Irish percussion
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NewsFunding body plans to revive research fortunes of India’s left behind universities
National Research Foundation aims to rejuvenate and transform the country’s research with well-funded five-year programme
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NewsBallooning coal use sees China’s energy agency face harsh criticism from the top
Energy security came at the expense of the environment with more coal power plants built than needed, report finds