This month, the UK welcomed the countries of the world to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26 – our moment to get …
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Indonesia calls for creation of a Southeast Asia travel corridor to revitalize post-outbreak economy
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Monday defended the opening of a travel corridor between Southeast Asian countries as soon as possible to try to …
Philippines reopens to vaccinated tourists next week
The Philippines will welcome back fully-vaccinated tourists from most countries next week, the government said on Friday, more than 20 months after sh…
Malaysia launches scheme enabling consumers to buy renewable energy
Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has launched a program to enable domestic and industrial consumers in the country to buy ele…
Agri-business, digital economy, green finance to open up investment scopes: FICCI
The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday said that the three growth drivers — agribusiness, digital economy and green …
China to buy $150b worth of agricultural goods from ASEAN, in efforts to boost ties
President Xi Jinping announced on Monday several major initiatives to boost economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian …
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Farmer Musdi Siraju, 19, picked his way down the steep, slippery mountainside in bare feet, on his way to a grove of coconut palms, canarium and nutme…
Agroecology, Nepal’s answer to climate change
As a farmer and educator living in Nepal, I was not part of the dialogue at the UN climate summit (COP26) that just concluded in Glasgow. None of us h…
How China’s clean energy push could help the developing world give up fossil fuels
China could offer developing countries pathways to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, a senior environmental policymaker has said. Li Junfe…
How Chinese Cryptocurrency Crackdown Could Be A Blessing For This Neighbouring Country
Laos, a small neighboring country to the South of China, and sandwiched between Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia is preparing to reap from the losses i…