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A sea turtle swims in an ocean invaded by plastic bottles. Photo: Shutterstock
Conservation

‘Wild West out there’: UN Ocean Conference opens, aims to protect our seas

Two thirds of our oceans are ‘areas beyond national jurisdiction – that’s half our planet’.

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Mainland China

China backs Mekong pollution probe after reports point finger at mining firms

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Malaysia

Malaysia faces searing heatwave as temperatures hit high of 37 degrees

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China society

From Avatar to mountain of rubbish: China pulls decade of trash from caves

Officials say villagers dumped rubbish when the local government banned incineration but did not yet have a collection service.

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The discovery of mountains of rubbish in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China’s central Hunan province has prompted officials to investigate officials and launch protocols to clean the refuse out of ancient caves. Photo: Xinhua
India

Only thing that grows is debt: how climate change fuels farmer suicides in India

Water shortages and climate change are driving crop failures and debt in India’s agriculture sector, which employs 45 per cent of the population.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Why is Hong Kong releasing 83,500 young fish into its waters?

Airport Authority also says it has finished deploying 500 artificial reefs as ‘housing’ for fish in waters surrounding facility.

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France

Researchers set sail, kicking off the third UN Ocean Conference in France

Delegates including heads of state, scientists, and environmental advocates are expected in Nice this week to confront growing threats to the ocean.

UNOC participants, including France’s President Emmanuel Macron (centre-left) and Prince Albert II of Monaco (centre-right) on stage at the end of the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Luxury travel

Review | Looking for a luxury eco-resort in Fiji? Try Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort

Where better to celebrate World Oceans Day than at this luxury Fijian resort, where Scuba inventor Jacques Cousteau’s son works with its owners through his Ocean Futures Society.

Tourism

Want a special way to mark World Oceans Day? Try these luxury experiences

Adventure awaits the outgoing traveller on these 5 luxury holiday ideas that showcase the best of ocean exploration.

India

Will India’s monsoon season wash away Modi’s infrastructure plans?

Early monsoons in India are testing its infrastructure resilience, causing damage and highlighting the need for climate-adaptive policies.

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A car lies partially submerged as it wades through a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on May 26. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesian villagers urge China to stop funding mine project after permit loss

Residents in the earthquake-prone area have been protesting against the underground project since 2019.

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Dairi residents protest in front of the Ministry of Environment to demand the revocation of an environmental permit for a proposed China-funded mine in their region on May 22. Photo: Monica Siregar
The Philippines

Philippines urged to ratify UN marine resource treaty or risk being sidelined

France is seeking ratification of the High Seas Treaty by at least 60 countries ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice next week.

Wellness

Microplastics in food and drinks cause liver damage, study finds

Studies suggest a person may ingest 40,000 to 10 million plastic particles a year – causing glucose intolerance, injury to organs like liver.

Japan

Plastic that dissolves in seawater? Japan unveils ocean pollution solution

The new material is as strong as petroleum-based plastics but breaks down when exposed to salt, researchers say.

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A researcher shows a sample of ocean-degradable plastic at the Riken Centre for Emergent Matter Science in Japan. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan on alert as Hokkaido tremors reignite megaquake fears

While scientists stress earthquakes are impossible to predict, residents are being urged to prepare for a worst-case scenario.

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A damaged port in Anamizu, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, after a strong earthquake on January 1 last year. Photo: Kyodo
Canada

Canadian wildfire smoke travels across Atlantic and reaches Europe

Wildfire smoke contains harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, which can pose health risks, although these plumes do not present an immediate danger.

India

Video | Deadly monsoon rains and landslides lash northeast India

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Japan

Japan wants to reintroduce wolves to tackle marauding monkeys, deer damage

The Japan Wolf Association says returning wolves to the wild would help curb costly agricultural damage by deer, wild boar and monkeys.

The Japan Wolf Association argues that returning wolves to the wild could restore natural order in the countryside. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong environmental issues

Groups warn poorly planned Hong Kong tourism projects will damage eco sites

Development Bureau says Planning Department has taken appropriate and serious actions on illegal developments in the areas.

Climate change

Rising snow and glacier melt puts almost 2 billion in South Asia at risk: report

The risks are aggravated by black carbon pollution, which could curb water supply from many rivers flowing through the Himalayan plains.

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Hong Kong society

Source of black particles in Hong Kong estate’s water supply remains mystery

But official says that samples taken before and after tanks were cleaned confirm the water is normal and safe to drink.

Authorities have advised residents of Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling to run their taps for two minutes every day before use. Photo: Sam Tsang
India

Indian smuggler caught with 44 venomous vipers in checked baggage

Customs officials in Mumbai also found three spider-tailed horned vipers and five Asian leaf turtles in the passenger’s checked baggage.

A bucket full of snakes that were seized from an Indian national’s luggage upon his arrival in Mumbai from Thailand on Sunday. Photo: X/MumbaiCus3
Britain

UK bans single-use vapes to stem use by youth, reduce harmful litter

Crackdown follows the soaring use of disposable vapes in schools and a rising tide of rubbish as users dispose of the vapes.

Extreme weather

Thousands evacuated in 3 Canada provinces as wildfires rage

Smoke was worsening air quality in Canada and into some US states along the border.

Japan

Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil?

The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.

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Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP
India

At least 22 dead as India monsoon rains wreak havoc in northeast

Non-stop rains over the last few days have triggered landslides and flash flooding in areas such as Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Women commute in cycle rickshaws through a flooded street after heavy rains in Guwahati, in India’s Assam state, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Nepal

Swiss Birch glacier collapse is a chilling warning to Asia

At-risk regions like the Himalayas would benefit from the early-warning system which averted mass casualties in Switzerland, experts say.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to impose new emission caps on local power plants from 2030

Authorities to further cut annual allowances for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and respirable suspended particulates by up to 25 per cent.

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