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New green frontier
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/11/2021
» At COP26 in Glasgow, China joined hands with more than 40 wealthy and developing nations -- including Japan, South Korea and India -- to launch the Breakthrough Agenda, aiming to accelerate the development and deployment of clean technologies and sustainable solutions.
A year like no other
Asia focus, Published on 28/12/2020
» In a world under siege from a relentless virus, Asia's resilience was tested to the utmost. Asia Focus staff look back at key events
Pandemic of abuse
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 27/07/2020
» Stay-at-home and lockdown measures have helped to contain the greatest public-health threat the world has seen in decades. But as Covid-19 receded in many countries, a new public-health crisis was emerging behind closed doors, with increased domestic violence against women and children.
Plastic peril
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/05/2019
» The spectacle of the ever-changing sunset above a beach in front of a five-star resort on a beautiful Pacific island was a memory I will cherish forever. But my reverie was rudely interrupted by the sight that greeted me on a public beach nearby.