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Time for a 'fat tax'?
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 28/04/2014
» When people talk about development and urbanisation in Asia, most think of the good aspects outweighing the bad ones. But modernisation can be a double-edged sword.
Green youth movement
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 19/11/2012
» Indonesian women in Ciparay and Pangalengan, two small villages located in West Java, today have new careers as seamstresses and marketers for a textile manufacturing company. By theirs is no ordinary garment factory. Unlike others, it uses waste patchwork from other textile companies to make dresses and bags.
Asia’s carbon challenge
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 23/07/2012
» Asia Pacific is expected to produce roughly 45% of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and up to 60% by the end of the century if current trends continue, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).