Indonesia has set target to secure access to clean water for all people across the country by 2019 and planned to provide drinkable water directly from the faucets in large cities, a senior officia

SOUTH China's Guangdong Province reported 1,661 new dengue fever cases yesterday, bringing the total number to 23,146, said local health authorities today.

SHANGHAI tomorrow introduces “China’s strictest air protection law,” with maximum fines of 500,000 yuan (US$81,244) — five times the current level.

Researchers have discovered that people have formed different defences against malaria depending on what part of the world they live in, according to a ground- breaking study.

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 22 km southeast of Kurush, Russia at 0138 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A senior official of World Bank ( WB) said on Tuesday that at least 68 million of Indonesian people are at risk of poverty, as their earnings are slightly above poor families.

AT least 4,800 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Guangdong Province, including the capital Guangzhou, and two people who were suffering from the disease died, according to Xinhua news age

A NASA spacecraft that aims to study the upper atmosphere of Mars and reveal how its climate changed over time is poised to begin orbiting the Red Planet.

A SERIES of earthquakes destroyed 17 houses and damaged 66 others yesterday in a southern Philippine town, slightly injuring three people.

A TOTAL of 158 people, including a bureau director in east China’s Jiangxi Province, have been punished or are being investigated for corruption in water conservancy projects.