Pandas for World Cup boost China-Qatar ties
Notably, the panda has become the symbol of China's friendly diplomacy, promoting the country's relations with the international community.
Ocean 20: powering a sustainable ocean for a buoyant global economy
A healthy ocean is critical to regulating the climate and weather systems but several factors are causing a severe decline in the ocean’s health.
Governments in Asean should embrace second-life plastic
If governments have been slow to roll out waste management systems, they should be looking at ways to support the dynamic commercial sector now doing it for them.
Pakistan’s role at the COP27
This may also be the year when the question of ‘loss and damage’, a sore point for all the states involved, takes centre stage.
Can the 2020s be the new Roaring Twenties?
A booming decade followed the end of a pandemic a century ago. Is there a chance of history repeating itself as fears of Covid-19 fade?
Australia’s impossible climate juggling trick
“It wants to be a ‘green energy superpower’ while remaining one of the largest fossil fuel exporters in the world”, the author writes.
COP27: A stark reminder to protect the poor in climate battle
In this year alone, extreme meteorological and climate events have claimed more than 200 lives and injured over 800 and displaced over 3 million others.
End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the world can learn from Brazil
The dangers of electing far-right extremist leaders, only so the next four years tumble into a mad show of how low a nation could go.
Why people want to leave Bangladesh
People leave their homeland because of the feeling of utter helplessness, of things falling apart, the writer states.
The fallout from US chip curbs on China
The semiconductor industry will be reshaped to China’s detriment, but it still has options.