Security minister does not rule out legislative changes; experts suggest setting out need for fire escapes and having sufficient space and ventilation in the densely packed storage areas.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the deadliest suicide attack on Tuesday in Kabul and called for coordinated approach with Afghanistan to counter the common threat.
The central government on Tuesday said more must be done to protect China's cultural heritage as rapid urbanization is threatening the nation's cultural treasures.
Seventy-eight excavators and 1,200 rescuers have been added to the operation searching for the 91 people missing after Sunday's landslide in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Japan's electronics giant Sharp announced on Monday that it will sell its two head office buildings in Osaka for a total of 18.8 billion yen (156 million U. S.dollars).
China has ordered a nationwide renovation of old and shabby buildings that possess safety hazards as a series of house collapse accidents have sounded the alarm.
Experts in Myanmar have stressed the need of legislative protection on demolishing the heritage buildings and construction of modernized buildings near the ancient architecture, official sources said Tuesday.
The United States and its allies conducted a total of 15 airstrikes against Islamic State ( IS) targets in Syria and Iraq Tuesday, hitting several buildings and units, according to a statement released by U.S. Department of Defense.
A team of Japanese scientists have developed a flying rescue robot with a device that can open doors to enter buildings hit by earthquakes or accidents, the Nikkei reported Friday.
A powerful explosion leveled two residential buildings in New York's East Harlem neighborhood on Wednesday morning, killing two people and wounding at least 22 others. More than 12 people remained missing, authorities said.
The greenest building of Australian Capital Territory has been unveiled at the Australian National University (ANU), a latest statement from the ANU said on Wednesday.
China's religion watchdog on Thursday urged investigation of planned demolition of buildings in a noted ancient temple in the city of Xi'an.
The government will require new urban buildings to reach mandatory energy-saving standards, as well as renovate existing buildings, to make them more environmentally friendly by 2015, the country's top economic planner has said.
Hong Kong aims to reduce 30 percent of absolute electricity used in buildings by the year 2030 as compared to the 2005 level, said Ir Collin Chung, president of the Hong Kong Association of Energy Engineers on Monday.
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