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Is climate action a trump card?
News, Li Shuo and Lauri Myllyvirta, Published on 13/05/2024
» If former US president Donald Trump returns to the White House next year, China needs to step up to assume the mantle of global climate leadership -- an outcome that many have considered impossible. After all, China has been the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases for nearly two decades, currently accounting for 35% of global carbon dioxide emissions. But geopolitical dynamics can shift quickly in the face of conflict, economic strife and crucial elections, meaning that China could soon be seen in a new light.
India's Tata Sons to Buy Air India for $2.4 Billion
Business, Shan Li, Published on 11/10/2021
» India's Tata Sons is buying the country's national carrier Air India, returning the airline to its founders and ending a decades-long struggle by the government to unload the money-losing venture.
Tackling Asia's plastic pollution
Asia focus, By Jed Alegado, Clemens Kunze and Kevin Li, Published on 07/06/2021
» Less than a century ago, most products in Asia were made mainly from natural materials, and were built to last or to biodegrade easily. People wrapped food in leaves or paper and carried it in reusable containers, returned glass milk bottles so that they could be sterilised and used again, and ate in restaurants using ceramic plates and stainless-steel cutlery.
Pandemic underscores need for 'people's vaccine'
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Henry Lishi Li and Els Torreele, Published on 04/12/2020
» Recent announcements of demonstrated efficacy in Covid-19 vaccine trials have brought hope that a return to normality is in sight. The preliminary data for Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna's novel mRNA vaccines are highly encouraging, suggesting that their approval for emergency use is forthcoming. And more recent news of effectiveness (albeit at a slightly lower rate) in a vaccine from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has fuelled optimism that even more breakthroughs are on their way.
Travel amid Covid-19: As the doors close, one by one
News, Sarah Li, Published on 28/03/2020
» Travel restrictions and border closures are spreading, like doors that are shutting down one after another across much of Southeast Asia, and beyond, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
TikTok Owner's Plan: Be More Than Just TikTok
Business, Shan Li, Published on 22/02/2020
» ByteDance Inc. is looking to ride the momentum of its blockbuster video app TikTok by launching new apps and expanding into e-commerce, games and other areas, as the company tries to compete against tech giants globally.
Working hand in hand for a brighter future
News, China's Premier Li Keqiang, Published on 02/11/2019
» It is a great pleasure for me to come back to Southeast Asia as the annual leaders' meetings on East Asian cooperation are about to open in Bangkok. This is my third visit to Thailand, the "Land of Smiles", as Chinese Premier. Coming to Thailand gives me a heart-warming feeling of visiting a relative or a close neighbour. I wish to express my appreciation to Thailand for its efforts in organising the meetings, and I look forward to renewing friendship with other leaders and jointly discussing ways to promote East Asian cooperation.