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Asean leaders get behind stalled China-led trade pact
AFP, Published on 22/06/2019
» BANGKOK: Asean leaders meeting this weekend in Bangkok are determined to drive forward the world's largest trade pact, more than three years behind schedule, with the trade war between the US and China clouding the outlook for their export-led economies.
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» PARIS: Western countries must increasingly deal with hard to dispose of plastics because China and many southeastern Asian countries no longer want them.
Nepal refutes Indian Army's yeti claim
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» KATHMANDU: Nepal's army on Friday refuted the Indian military's hairy claim that its soldiers had discovered yeti footprints in the Himalayas, saying it was more likely just a bear.
Myanmar's China frontier 'wildlife supermarket'
AFP, Published on 26/04/2019
» MONGLA, Myanmar: Bentleys and BMW convertibles roll up to the "Venetian Casino" in Mongla on the Myanmar-China border, a melting pot of sex, drugs and gambling on a frontier that has also become a "supermarket" for illegally traded wildlife.
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» JENJAROM, Malaysia: From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Investigators drop probes on Rolls-Royce
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» LONDON: Britain's Serious Fraud Office on Friday dropped major investigations into engineering firm Rolls-Royce and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline in a move condemned by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
Vanuatu plans to give disposable diapers the flush
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» WELLINGTON: The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has announced plans to ban disposable diapers in a move it says will significantly reduce pollution.
Chinese hunger for durian threatens Malaysian forests
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» RAUB, Malaysia: Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.
Chinese in Thailand, around world welcome Year of the Pig
AFP, Published on 05/02/2019
» HONG KONG: Chinese communities began welcoming the Year of the Pig on Tuesday, ushering in the Lunar New Year with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees after embarking on the world's largest annual migration.
Hong Kong seizes record eight tonnes of pangolin scales
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs officers unveiled a record seizure of pangolin scales on Friday, the latest huge haul to underscore the city's central role in the lucrative and booming illegal wildlife trade.