Fusion power

France to host global thermonuclear project to generate electricity

SOUTH KOREA

MERS respiratory illness claims two lives in South Korea

Government places 700 people in isolation, fearing possible infection

South korea

Microsoft opens windows, just a crack

Company to reveal source code, but there is a catch

Scientists identify polymer that stores hydrogen

Orange exposure

POSCO looms over Republic Day

Will diplomacy determine steel plants future?

Decoding predatory genes

First mapping of the Siberian tiger genome shows how tigers evolved to hunt and kill

Energy consumption patterns vary in Asia

Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

Arctic ice makes way for oil trade

Melting Arctic ice will establish South Korea as Asia oil hub by 2020

Students' organisation says no to gas pipeline in northeast

COVID-19: Is South Korea new epicentre outside China

World Health Organization hints at possible pandemic

Most in Asia-Pacific already in cities; expect 3.5 bln by 2015

Urban boom will be despite declines in Japan, China, Korea

Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

News In Short

Free trade will bind India

International group to secure energy for future

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

BYTES

Genome sequence reveals big cats evolved to kill, eat meat

Mapping of genomes to help wildlife conservation efforts and combat wildlife crime

Moneymakers

Exaggerated efficiency

The benefit of transferring technologies under the Kyoto Protocol's mechanisms is questionable

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