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Air pollution

China’s carbon emissions ‘flat or falling’ in 2025: Analysis

In 2025, emissions fell in almost all major sectors, including power generation as China’s massive renewable expansion meets growing demand.
In 2025, emissions fell in almost all major sectors, including power generation as China’s massive renewable expansion meets growing demand.

Letter From Hanoi

In Vietnam’s capital city, many are finding it hard to breathe

Motorists make their way on a street amid heavy air pollution conditions in Hanoi on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Motorists make their way on a street amid heavy air pollution conditions in Hanoi on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Severe haze blankets Bangkok as PM2.5 reaches orange-level health risk

Residents are advised to wear a PM2.5 protective mask when outdoors and seek medical advice promptly if they feel unwell.
Residents are advised to wear a PM2.5 protective mask when outdoors and seek medical advice promptly if they feel unwell.

Pollution hurts India more than tariffs, top economist says

Anger has grown in India over worsening pollution and the government’s failure to curb it.
Anger has grown in India over worsening pollution and the government’s failure to curb it.

With monitors and lawsuits, Pakistanis are fighting for clean air

Levels of cancer-causing PM2.5 microparticles were on average 14 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended daily maximum.
Levels of cancer-causing PM2.5 microparticles were on average 14 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended daily maximum.

Smog alert: Nearly 1,200 brick kilns in Nepal start firing

Brick kilns are required to begin operations by Jan 15.
Brick kilns are required to begin operations by Jan 15.

Beijing won its war for blue skies but villagers are paying the price

A motorist rides through a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on Jan 7, 2026.
A motorist rides through a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on Jan 7, 2026.

Bangkok wakes up to toxic air choking central business districts

The spikes in PM2.5 pushed Bangkok to 12th place among the world’s most polluted major cities at one point on the morning of Jan 14.
The spikes in PM2.5 pushed Bangkok to 12th place among the world’s most polluted major cities at one point on the morning of Jan 14.

Bangkok air quality expected to worsen to ‘high risk’ level from Jan 12 to 15

Levels of PM2.5 fine particulate matter are expected to rise in Bangkok from Jan 9 to 17 due to low ventilation rates.
Levels of PM2.5 fine particulate matter are expected to rise in Bangkok from Jan 9 to 17 due to low ventilation rates.

Chinese villagers shiver in winter as gas subsidies phased out

While two or three-storey houses are not uncommon in rural China today, Xiaogang is more neatly laid out and houses look a little more ornate than usual.
While two or three-storey houses are not uncommon in rural China today, Xiaogang is more neatly laid out and houses look a little more ornate than usual.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.