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16 October, 2024
China plans to build a massive hydropower project in Tibet on a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River known as the Grand Canyon, shown here near Nyingchi city. Photo: AFP
China-India relations

What will China’s new mega dam mean for India ties and Tibetan ecosystem?

Analysts warn huge hydroelectric project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease tensions.

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US-China relations

Trump expected to step up chase for key minerals after China restricts exports

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Singapore

Oil giant Shell shuts Singapore processing unit to probe leak

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Harbin

Warm autumn melts bottom line of China’s ice cutters

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Good Schools Guide

How schools are using better classroom design to encourage learning

From adaptable furniture to outdoor learning experiences, the teaching environment is being transformed to better meet the needs of today’s learners.

Thailand

‘New tsunami’ rocks livelihoods of Thai sea nomads who survived 2004 disaster

Tap Tawan’s seafarers face challenges from modernisation as their bond with nature fades and economic needs threaten the community’s traditional way of life.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | What Hong Kong’s 2023 waste data tells us, and what it doesn’t

The good news of less waste generated is tempered by the lack of clarity on plastic waste statistics and officials’ mistaken faith in incineration as a solution.

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Greenpeace campaigners calling for a cut in plastic production at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on October 19. Its survey found that 97 per cent of the waste collected from two ecologically important riverbanks is plastic. Photo: Dickson Lee
China

Chinese village’s sinkhole nightmare continues with kitchen floor collapse

Coal mines ‘part of the problem’ as authorities promise help for displaced villagers after 32nd subsidence since August 2023.

Science

The new aerial radar penetrating the icy depths of China’s glaciers

Airborne technology is helping to map the terrain and water reserves in the Qilian Mountains.

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Japan

Name and shame rule: Fukushima raises a stink over improper waste disposal

Errant individuals will be given a verbal warning but repeat offenders may see their names appearing on Fukishima’s official website.

A waste disposal site in Tokyo. In Fukushima, repeat offenders of improper waste disposal could face online public shaming. Photo: Julian Ryall
Indonesia

Indonesia’s ‘eternal snow’ on Puncak Jaya may melt away before 2026

The loss of Puncak Jaya’s glaciers will be an immeasurable loss to the area’s ecosystem and local tribes, scientists say.

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Indonesia’s Puncak Jaya, also known as the Carstensz Pyramid, where its glaciers are slowing disappearing. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Wellness

The Hong Kong yoga and farming couple making wellness less ‘culty’

She teaches yoga, he preaches permaculture. They’re holding an all-day event to pass on their skills that ends with a chat around a campfire.

New Zealand

Aggressive Japanese shrimp that packs a punch shocks New Zealand

The discovery of Japanese mantis shrimp – nicknamed ‘thumb splitters’ – in the Bay of Plenty ‘is not something to celebrate’, officials say.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong urged to take advantage of great outdoors to boost tourism

Most Hongkongers think city should use its ecology to further develop ‘green’ and ‘blue’ tourism, survey finds.

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Visitors enjoy the views of Po Pin Chau – an islet known for its spectacular sea stacks and which is part of the Global Geopark. Photo: Sam Tsang
Trending in China

China woman criticised for dumping rice into river for luck, says just ‘feeding fish’

When passers-by inquired about their unusual actions, they said they were doing ‘something good’.

Two individuals in China were caught dumping rice into a river, claiming they were doing “something good”. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
China energy security

China’s nuclear power ambitions at core of energy security amid safety concerns

Now the world’s biggest market for nuclear power, China has more than 100 reactors in use or being built along the nation’s coastline.

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Singapore

Can Singapore’s green energy push be powered with Malaysia’s help?

Singapore has begun low-carbon electricity imports from Malaysia – but regional cooperation and cost-sharing are still an issue.

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Russia

Russian tanker splits in storm, spilling oil into Kerch Strait off Crimea

Russia mounted a rescue effort after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas, and one broke apart.

The Volgoneft-212 tanker wrecked by a storm in the Kerch Strait, Russia. Photo: Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office via AP
Egypt

Egypt inaugurates UAE-built US$500 million solar power plant

The power plant comes amid a push by the Egyptian government to boost renewable energy production after last summer’s severe power outages.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Food recycling surges at Hong Kong estates even without waste-charging scheme

Asked if shelved waste-charging scheme will be relaunched, environment chief says tools ‘we use are actually secondary’.

United States

Raging wildfire in California’s Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing

Hundreds of firefighters race to control a fast-moving wildfire that’s threatening the wealthy coastal town.

Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu on Tuesday. Photo: AP
The Philippines

One of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes erupts

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Climate change

Pope Francis joins EV crusade with zero-emission electric Popemobile

Pope Francis, a champion of the environment, will go around in a custom-made electric white Mercedes-Benz Popemobile.

Fifa

Football’s footprint: a World Cup on 3 continents sparks concerns over climate

A joint bid from Europe, Africa, South America worries environmentalists, who say football’s governing body has a ‘moral responsibility’.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Hong Kong must watch out for dangers of black plastic

Readers discuss recent research on flame retardants in plastic products, and the suicide prevention system for students.

A woman with plastic takeaway containers in March 2019. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Science

China’s ‘explosive’ ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold speed boost

A new method for making iron is not only faster and cheaper, but also better for the environment, according to Chinese researchers.

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A new method for ‘flash ironmaking’ has the potential to revolutionise steel manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock
Climate change

Opinion | How China is quietly becoming the world’s climate champion

As Chinese officials play a larger part in global climate negotiations, Beijing’s decarbonisation agenda could cement its leadership role.

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Hong Kong housing

My Take | Time to accept that Hong Kong’s golf club housing plan is a swing and a miss

A court ruling that found the EIA for the project was riddled with errors and breaches of the law may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

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