2021/03/18 |
Reactivating Controversial Nuclear Site Not an Option: Tsai
The controversy over Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant resurfaced due to a construction plan for a liquified natural gas terminal.
2018/07/27 |
Modernizing Malaysia: The Blessings and Stresses of an Infrastructure Explosion
Malaysia is undertaking a breakneck building spree that is lifting its economy while placing its environment and politics under pressure.
2018/07/26 |
ANALYSIS: AIIB's Belt and Road Plans Augur Ill for the Environment
The AIIB's transport strategy for the Belt and Road Initiative does not even mention the new environmental pressures to which it will expose vast swathes of the globe.
2018/07/09 |
The Crushing Carbon Cost of Palm Oil Plantations
New research has found that each hectare of rainforest used for oil palm production is responsible for even higher carbon emissions than originally believed.
2018/06/15 |
Ex-UNFCCC Boss: 'In Trump's Absence, China Will Lead on Climate'
China has a domestic imperative to improve on emissions.
2017/12/09 |
Singapore Is Trying to Innovate Itself Out of the World's Water Crisis
Cities are growing and thirsty for fresh water. Some of the most important efficiency efforts are those that address urban development in a more sustainable manner.
2017/10/13 |
Malaysian's ‘Mother GAIA’ Artwork Calls for Environmental Protection
A new exhibit in Penang, Malaysia features the latest paintings of Jennifer Mourin, an artist known for actively promoting the protection of the environment through her art.
2017/08/19 |
Reporter Criticized after River Water Stunt in China
In a highly criticized stunt, a Chinese reporter drinks river water to prove It's clean.
2017/08/15 |
Too Little, Too Late: Hong Kong’s Glacial Progress on Mounting Food Waste Problem
'We know that when you implement a charge or a tax on the population, they immediately align.'
2017/08/04 |
Made in Taiwan: Re-Positioning a Behind the Scenes Business Success Story
With production for top brands like Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and Lululemon, Taiwan already accounts for 70% of the world’s output of functional fabrics, but can the country's textile industry take a bold step forward?
2017/08/01 |
Why Environmentalists are Worried About Indonesia's New Palm Oil Laws
Mounting outcry over Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on.
2017/07/27 |
Why China’s Attempts to Curb Air Pollution are Facing Resistance
According to a report by Caixin earlier this month, 33 incidents of industry obstructions occurred in more than half the localities under inspection since April.
2017/07/22 |
Asia's Rhino Horn Trade is Thriving
The Elephant Action League sent undercover investigators into Vietnam, China and several other Asian countries to understand the intricate network involved in getting rhino horn from African countries into the hands of Chinese consumers.
2017/07/06 |
Spots and Stripes: Will a Dragon Save a Tiger?
Just as China is surprising the world by the speed of its economic and energy transformations, there is hope that the country will surprise the world with a more robust commitment to conservation as well.
2017/07/05 |
Road to Oblivion: How a Highway Threatens Tigers in India
A proposal to upgrade a road into a highway in Corbett National Park has conservationists deeply worried for the region’s 300 Bengal tigers.
2017/07/02 |
INTERVIEW: Borneo’s ‘Biocultural Holocaust'
A Q&A with author and writer Alex Shoumatoff.
2017/06/29 |
Concern as China's OBOR Hits the Himalayas
There are environmental and ecological concerns regarding the infrastructural projects linking China and Nepal.
2017/06/14 |
An Extremely Rare Cobra Lily Has Been Rediscovered in India
The plant, Arisaema translucens, had not been recorded since it was first collected from southern India in 1932.