Manila Bulletin - CLARK, Pampanga (AFP) – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution.

The Korea Herald - South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research and NASA will conduct joint research in Korean territory to identify sources behind winter air pollution across Asia, the Ministry of Environment in South Korea announced Sunday.

Thaiger - In a groundbreaking initiative, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has joined forces with Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to tackle the pervasive issue of air pollution through the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of the Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) project, writes Zohaib “Zo” Sikander and Sasinaphat Aussavaratchatanakin.

Manila Bulletin - Fighting air pollution does not only require data and laws to regulate its sources, it also needs reliable measurement standards to forecast and measure the pollutants in the air.  This is what a project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), now ongoing in the country, aims to improve.  Named the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) project, it is held in collaboration with governments in the region with the highest death rates linked to air pollution.

Korea JoongAng Daily -  Korea and the United States kicked off a research campaign to uncover the cause of air pollution across Asia, with a DC-8 aircraft fitted with air quality measurement equipment flying over Seoul on Monday. 
  
The ASIA-AQ, a joint effort by Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), kicked off last week. Aircraft, satellites and ground sites will be used in the project.

ABS CBN News - MANILA — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is embarking on a science mission – the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) – to study the air quality in select Asian countries.

ASIA-AQ will conduct research flights aboard two aircraft, the NASA G-III and NASA DC-8, both currently stationed in Clark, Pampanga.

Bahrain News Agency (BNA) - Osan, Feb. 18 (BNA): South Korea and the United States will kick off a research campaign to uncover the cause of air pollution across Asia during winter as part of efforts to better address air quality challenges and come up with policies designed to improve air quality.

Philippine News Agency - MANILA – The mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to test air quality through international collaborative efforts will help the Philippines gain access to advanced air quality monitoring techniques to study and fight pollution.

Pattaya Mail - South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) and NASA have launched a joint air quality study across Asia, including Thailand, to investigate the sources of winter air pollution. Announced by the South Korean Ministry of Environment, the research began in South Korea and will extend through Malaysia and Thailand, concluding on March 25.

GISTDA - GISTDA joins with NASA to survey and collect air data in Thailand with the ASIA-AQ mission.

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