Nuclear, solar and geothermal energy pushed at Philippine summit
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The Philippine government should seriously consider other sources of energy such as nuclear, solar and geothermal rather than rely on oil, an energy summit in Manila was told Wednesday.
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Washington has urged Asian countries to call for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while North Korean officials defended Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons, at meetings this week in Manila.
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Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba   moved to cement an anti-U.S. alliance and support Tehran's   right to nuclear technology at a summit of Non-Aligned nations   on Saturday.
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PRIME Minister John Howard will have a series of bilateral meetings with regional leaders as Asia-Pacific nations gather for a key economic forum.
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Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green.
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President Roh Moo-hyun focused his summit diplomacy this week on acquiring energy resources for South Korea, the world&#39;s fourth largest energy buyer, and his meetings with the leaders of Russia and Kazakhstan yielded a major stride in bilateral
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China will host a summit of top U.S. and  Asian energy officials next month, government officials said on  Tuesday, as Beijing seeks a greater say in coordinating global  consumer-nation policy to help rein in oil prices.
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Pacific Rim nations agreed Thursday that climate change was of "vital interest," but officials squabbled over whether their leaders should include energy efficiency targets in a statement at their annual summit.
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Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series of meetings involving China, South Korea, Japan and some
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Efforts to get North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons programs are expected to be high on the agenda when President Bush meets with other Asia-Pacific
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The meeting in Islamabad is part of wider efforts to improve relations between the South Asian rivals. Officials from both sides will discuss putting in place safeguards to avert a possible nuclear conflict.
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Some of the regionâs best minds are captivated by the challenge of solar power and hope to put the development of solar technologies on a faster track.
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US President George W Bush is stepping up pressure on North Korea and Iran to abandon their nuclear weapons programmes. At the Apec summit of Pacific-rim countries in Chilean capital Santiago Mr Bush has been
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Leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations started a two-day summit in Vientiane on Monday, focussing on deepening economic integration to create a powerful bloc that could compete with the United States and Europe.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the U.N. on Monday for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.
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With tales of rising seas and talk of human solidarity, world leaders at the first United Nations climate summit sought Monday to put new urgency into global talks to reduce global-warming emissions.
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A major security operation is under way in Chile ahead of an annual Apec summit in the South American nation.