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Philippines' Mayon volcano alert raised as eruption feared

ThePhilippinesraisedthealertlevelforthecountry'smostactivevolcanotwicein24hoursSunday,meaningthatahazardouseruptionispossiblewithindays.AbrightglowfromMayonvolc

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Thailand to ship 196 tonnes of hazardous waste back to Japan

​Thai Department of Industrial Works Friday held an event to send more than 190 tonnes of electronic waste back to Japan, after seven containers of hazardous waste were seized two years ago.

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583 chemical works closed, relocated, corrected in Tianjin blast site

A total of 85 enterprises working with hazardous chemicals in Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin municipality will be closed or relocated after district safety checks concluded.