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Can new bonds mitigate disaster losses?
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 05/02/2025
» Last year turned out to be one of the most expensive on record in terms of insurance payments resulting from natural disasters.
242 million children's schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: Unicef
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.
Beyond the world's favourite hippo
Oped, Published on 02/01/2025
» The news from Asia at year-end 2024 that dominated headlines here in the United States included the tragic crash landing of Jeju Air flight 2216 flying from Thailand. As hundreds of millions took to roads and to the air for the holidays, the news seemed especially close to home, even thousands of miles away.
'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» PARIS - From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.
World Bank sees Myanmar economy shrinking as civil war rages on
Published on 11/12/2024
» The World Bank expects Myanmar’s economy to contract in the current fiscal year, as elevated inflation, a slumping currency, and electricity and labour shortages further pressure a war-torn nation.
Philippines braces for another typhoon after storms swamp crops
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/11/2024
» MANILA — The Philippines is set to be drenched by its fourth storm in just over a month, which threatens to add to a growing tally of crop losses that total at least 11.5 billion pesos (US$197 million) this year.
Chinese K-pop fans turn to Hong Kong to evade S. Korean content ban
Kyodo News, Published on 22/10/2024
» HONG KONG - With the relationship between China and South Korea strained in recent years, Korean popular (K-pop) music fans in mainland China have been flocking to Hong Kong to evade Beijing's unofficial ban on South Korean cultural content.
Tropical Storm Trami tracks toward Philippines
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/10/2024
» MANILA - Tropical Storm Trami is moving toward the main island of the Philippines and is expected to strengthen before making landfall, bringing heavy rain and threatening rice crops.
Vietnam premier sees 2025 economic growth at 6.5% to 7%
Published on 21/10/2024
» Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh projects the nation’s economy will grow 6.5% to 7% in 2025 and says the government will push for expansion of 7%-7.5%, according to a post on the government’s website.
Adverse weather boosts rubber prices to 13-year high
Reuters, Published on 16/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - Excessive monsoon rains following a drought in the world's top rubber producer Thailand and typhoon damage in No. 5 grower China are reducing output of the tyre-making material, dragging down production prospects and lifting prices to 13-year highs.