Oil, environment, lifestyle fuel Asia's 2-wheeler boom Agence France-Presse . Singapore Record high oil prices, environmental concerns, affluent lifestyles as well as the need to dodge city traffic are driving a boom in Asia's motorcycle and bicycle market, industry figures say. The rediscovery of cycling as a way to keep fit is also helping to boost demand for two-wheelers, those at a bicycle and motorcycle exhibition which runs in Singapore until Sunday said.

The Singapore government has released its national strategy to address climate change. The plan identifies improving energy efficiency for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. "This will reduce

As the water purveyor of Singapore, the Public Utilities Board (PUB), aims at ensuring efficient, adequate and sustainable supply of water. In an interview with Everything About Water Khoo Teng Chye, Chief Executive, PUB, talks about the initiatives taken by the board and how their efforts have been successful.

This article traces how Singapore-with no natural aquifers or groundwater-goes from having inadequate supplies to winning awards for exemplary water management.

india has reported two new advances in cancer diagnostics and treatment. The reports were among the top three presented at the

Researchers have developed what could be used as an effective preventive drug against bird flu. In a study published online in the website of the journal Respiratory Research, researchers have

Five southeast Asian countries have recently endorsed a joint plan of action to fight the haze caused by Indonesian forest fires. The haze was at its worse this season, leading to the closure of

Ministers from southeast Asian nations (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei) recently met in Indonesia's Sumatra island to discuss plans to tackle Indonesian forest fires. The

The Association of South-East Asian Nations (asean) recently signed a trade agreement with the us, which experts say will lead to more trade and investment alliances between the two regions . The

mosquito repellent: A bird found in Alaska is believed to emit a natural mosquito repellent, according to Hector Douglas, a researcher at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The crested auklet

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