Development of sheet-coating technologies underway for cars and motorcycles
Mazda Motors has estimated that introducing the new technology will help reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50 per cent from the current level.
Environment
Tropical storm Nalgae deaths rise to 101; over 2 million affected in Philippines
So far, 158 cities and towns have declared a state of calamity. with an estimated P1.174 million damage to agriculture over the country.
1 in 5 Bangladesh children in poverty, at climate risk: Report
The 11.1 million children are among the almost 350 million children across Asia, who are gripped by both grinding poverty and climate disaster.
68 hurt as another earthquake hits Northern Luzon
Initial reports showed that about 100 houses in Abra and Ilocos Norte were damaged by the quake.
Japan woman turns plastic waste into press-on fingernails
While participating in a beach cleanup, 40-year-old Arimoto noticed myriad pieces of plastic waste scattered across the sand and was struck by the idea.
Plastic bag charge in HK set to rise from Dec 31
The government will introduce a bill in early 2023 to regulate disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products in phases.
Singapore and Vietnam ink agreements to deepen collaboration on renewable energy, carbon credits
Singapore aims to reach net-zero emissions by or around mid-century, and Vietnam has similarly announced its target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
China sets example by blazing green transition trail
Over the past decade, global solar panel manufacturing capacity has increasingly shifted to China, which has become a leader in investment and innovation in solar panels.
Vietnam joins world community to conserve natural heritage
Since the country ratified the Convention on the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, eight of its cultural, natural, and mixed heritages have been added to the…
Water runoffs, rising sea tides inundate Bangkok’s satellite provinces
A local resident said she had to wade through chest-deep floodwater for 1 km from her home to buy food after her housing estate had been flooded for many days.