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Lego to pay extra for renewable plastic used in toys
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/03/2024
» COPENHAGEN - Faced with a shortfall of renewable plastic for its colourful toy bricks, the man in charge of Lego A/S is engaging with producers of the raw material in a race to meet sustainability targets.
S.Korea’s biggest polluters made huge profits from carbon credit sales
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/02/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea’s most-polluting companies have made 475 billion won (US$357 million) from selling unused carbon emissions permits in the first eight years of the nation’s program, according to an activist group.
Who Singapore's presidential contenders are
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/08/2023
» Singapore will head for its first contested presidential election in over a decade in an exercise seen to weigh public sentiment at a time when the city-state had been rocked by controversies.
China’s top option for next naval base is Sri Lanka
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/07/2023
» BEIJING: Sri Lanka tops the list of nations that may host a Chinese naval base in the coming years as Beijing seeks to expand its maritime capabilities, according to a new report.
Sri Lanka misses a leader as bailout slips further away
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/07/2022
» Investors are shifting their focus to Sri Lanka’s bilateral creditors as the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe dim prospects for rapid aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
‘Horrific’ sexual abuses uncovered in Australia mining probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2022
» A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers at companies including BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group.
Biden probe into solar imports risks 65% of planned US projects
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2022
» A United States Commerce Department trade probe that could result in tariffs against solar imports from Southeast Asian nations, including Thailand, is already threatening clean energy projects, according to an advocacy group fighting the investigation.
Protestors expose the stark reality of climate progress at COP26
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2021
» The parade of announcements this week from world leaders, finance figures and climate diplomats at the COP26 summit culminated in a weekend parade of protesters through Glasgow, Scotland. The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree with: The progress is still not enough to avoid catastrophe.
Apple to let media apps avoid 30% fee after global scrutiny
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc. will allow developers of some apps like Netflix to link from their software to external websites for payments by users, addressing a longstanding App Store complaint and settling an investigation by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission.
Record daily deaths in India, WHO backs Sinopharm: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/05/2021
» India reported more than 4,000 single-day coronavirus deaths for the first time as the nation battles the world’s worst outbreak. China’s Sinopharm Group won World Health Organization backing for its Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for a wider rollout in countries scrambling for jabs.