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The hitchhiker’s guide to the hummingbird
Douglas Main of The New York Times, Published on 28/01/2025
» NEW YORK - Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and nibbling pollen in flowers throughout the tropics. To travel from one blossom to another, these tiny, eight-legged creatures hitch rides on the beaks of hummingbirds, taking shelter in the birds’ nostrils during flight.
Decarbonisation needs joint effort
Oped, Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas, Published on 21/05/2024
» As countries around the world experienced record temperatures last year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared, "We must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition." But to move away from fossil fuels and unlock the green transition's economic benefits, such as job creation and universal access to clean energy, industry leaders and policymakers must work together to translate the commitments made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) into actual renewable gigawatts.
Improve care for the elderly in Asia
News, Douglas Rhein, Published on 04/12/2023
» In the delicate balance between the greying demographic landscape and the economic pulse of Asia, a pressing challenge looms large: the continent is ageing at an unprecedented pace.
The global ambitions of Chinese law
News, Jeremy Daum & Moritz Rudolf, Published on 05/12/2022
» A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of "secret Chinese police stations" in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from subversion, they also highlight how unprepared Western democracies are to grapple with China's growing international influence.
Behavioural changes key to more effective recycling
Asia focus, Ellen Martin and Jeremy Douglas, Published on 04/07/2022
» Environmental sustainability has been top-of-mind in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, as we witnessed the (almost immediate) positive effects brought about by a reduction in travel and activity.
Mental health guidance amid Covid
Oped, Douglas Rhein, Published on 06/05/2022
» 'The greatness of a nation can be judged by how it treats its weakest member."
Covid and students' mental health
Oped, Douglas Rhein, Published on 22/03/2022
» As all readers know, in late 2019, the Wuhan Health Commission in China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology. These were later named the novel coronavirus.
Drug trade in Golden Triangle grows despite pandemic
News, Gita Sabharwal & Jeremy Douglas, Published on 05/09/2020
» Thailand, in cooperation with key stakeholders like the UNODC, has over recent decades made considerable progress in combating the opium trade in the Golden Triangle -- the point at which Thailand meets Myanmar and Laos. From the military base at Doi Chang Mub overlooking Myanmar, joint patrols are conducted on a regular basis to counter trafficking.
Condo market consolidates
Business, Jeremy O'Sullivan, Published on 30/05/2020
» Bangkok's condominium market at the start of 2020 was entering a period of severe change, driven by a fall in buyer demand and by the large amount of unsold inventory that had become a risk for developers. Covid-19 has exacerbated these trends, placing developers under further strain as they struggle with these large unsold inventories and even lower buyer demand.
Retail impact and opportunity
Business, Jeremy O'Sullivan, Published on 08/05/2020
» The global Covid-19 pandemic has led to the greatest impact on trading conditions around the world in recent memory. More than 3.6 million people have been infected globally, with nearly 3,000 having tested positive in Thailand.