Heavy metal toxicity found in Chinese port poses risk to seafood safety
Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...
Dawn2d
Breathe Pakistan: South Asian experts highlight rapid glacial melting in Hindu Kush region
Addressing the event, Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah highlighted that the Hindu Kush Himalaya ...
China touts record spending over Lunar New Year holiday
Travel and spending during China’s Lunar New Year holiday hit new records this year, giving the government an encouraging ...
The Diplomat4d
Should the Philippines Replicate Indonesia’s Nickel-based Industrialization?
In recent years, Jakarta has supercharged the mining and processing of the mineral, but the progress has come at a heavy cost.
ABC News17d
China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to ...
China's economy meets official growth target, but many feel worse off
China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to transfer its ...
Time18d
Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’? The Truth Is More Complex
Following his ordeal, China’s embassies in Thailand and Myanmar have warned their citizens to beware of recruitment scams, while the state-run China Daily published an opinion piece warning that ...
CBC.ca18d
Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting
New research has found that a complex form of air pollution from Alberta’s oilsands has gone largely unreported. Researchers tracked the fate of gas-phase organic carbon by taking measurements ...
Forbes20d
What Musk’s Tweets Reveal About His Relationship With China
Earlier this week, reports emerged that China’s rulers viewed the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s informal adviser Elon Musk as a suitable buyer of TikTok, which will be banned in ...
The Hindu21d
GRAP 4 curbs lifted in Delhi-NCR amid dip in pollution levels
The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality on Thursday (January 16, 2025) revoked curbs under stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid dip in pollution levels, according to an ...
scmp.com21d
In Los Angeles, burning Teslas add to toxic mix of pollution delaying return of fire evacuees
As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems ...
The New York Times21d
China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...