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British fashion designer Patrick McDowell is pictured with Catherine, Princess of Wales after being presented the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at 180 Studios in London on May 13, 2025. Photo: Shaun James Cox
Fashion

From royalty to ready-to-wear – British fashion designer Patrick McDowell

Worn by the Princess of Wales, Lady Gaga and Keira Knightley, the fashion designer explains how Hong Kong is a key part of his plans.

Science

Why climate extremes will not stop expansion of China’s nuclear power industry

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Food and Drinks

Chocolate’s bean-to-bar boom, from Asian flavours to single-origin cacao

Singapore

Singapore’s island merger plan fuels nuclear power speculation

Analysts say nuclear could be one of Singapore’s options when planning the new island and its supporting infrastructure.

A container vessel leaves the Pulau Brani port terminal in Singapore in February. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Asia’s super-rich are ‘going all in’ on sustainability as impact investing grows

Asian family offices putting more funds into sustainability projects – and adopting ‘systems-level’ approach to make greater impact, survey finds.

Luxury brands

Loro Piana at Cop17: how the house is committing to sustainable Mongolian cashmere

In Ulaanbaatar, the LVMH-owned maison presents progress on its Resilient Threads initiative as it marks 40 years of sourcing luxury fibre from the region.

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ESG investing

Delayed shocks: a third of AIIB sovereign borrowers risk downgrades over climate

Delayed physical impacts to hit economies by 2050 without stronger climate policies, says Beijing-based multilateral lender.

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Effects on sovereign ratings will only begin to manifest between 2035 and 2040, driven primarily by delayed physical climate impacts such as extreme heatwaves, according to an AIIB report. Photo: Reuters
Food and Drinks

‘Disappointing’, ‘regret’: chefs on Michelin retiring Green Star accolade

Once a beacon for sustainable dining, Michelin’s Green Star is being phased out globally in favour of a platform called Mindful Voices.

Wellness

What’s really in your menstrual products – and should you be worried?

TikTok exposed Always for chemicals and mould concerns, but newer brands like Rael and Thinx are proving the period aisle can do better.

United States

‘Better ways to use gas’: Amazon finances massive US plant for data centres

The site, in Texas, would be allowed to emit over 30 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases a year, above any other source in the country.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks on stage at a technology and innovation fair in Paris, France, in June. Photo: via AFP
Thailand

Asian Angle | Bangkok branches out: how Thai capital moved from concrete to real jungle

Bangkok’s urban greenery playbook contains lessons that other cities, including Hong Kong, should pay attention to.

The Benjakitti Forest Park’s woodlands and wetlands serve as sponges to mitigate flooding. Photo: Donald Low
Food and Drinks

The microbial science reshaping Hong Kong’s luxury food scene

At Feuille, Amber, Roganic and Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic, chefs are using ancient microbial science to elevate flavours and reduce waste.

Fashion

The plastic on Bali’s beaches shocked her. Now, she turns waste into eco-fashion

For Ella Doeringer, an 18-year-old artist and fashion designer, sustainability and environmentalism are the key drivers of her brand Dirtyfinger.

Climate change

Climate crisis: Hungary closes nuclear power plant, Greece wildfires spread

Sustained drought is affecting the lives of many, with so-called megafires among multiple consequences of the extreme weather.

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Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary on Friday with the partially dried-up Danube riverbed. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Clothing for sensitive skin: why fashion brands are ditching synthetics for natural fibres

Labels like Sylva and Saint Haven are swapping polyester for seaweed and cellulose in a bid to prevent irritation – but can clothing really heal your skin?

Sylva dress. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Food court stalls caught off guard by rules over plastic serving containers

Warnings over food containers lined with plastic have been handed out to some stall operators, who say switch to approved versions will cost them.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Chaumet’s A Journey Through Nature transforms spices into sparkle

The Parisian high jeweller’s latest collection transforms nature’s most evocative aromas, textures and botanicals into extraordinary works of art.

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Canada

Canada to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes US

The Canadian military is preparing to evacuate 600 people from the remote Fort Hope, an indigenous community in northern Ontario.

Smoke rises from the south flank of the Brunswick Creek wildfire near North Bend, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Opinion | To tackle the climate crisis, start small and scale big

Coordinated action on three vulnerable frontline regions can provide a template for how policymakers can serve the people and the planet.

Climate change

Editorial | As China invests in climate defence, private sector has role to play

The central government has allocated billions to climate resilience infrastructure, but the damage wrought by Typhoon Bavi shows more needs to be done.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | To reduce waste, Hong Kong must connect lunch to learning

Readers discuss the need to incorporate sustainability goals at the curriculum level and how to set young entrepreneurs in conflict zones up for success.

Children volunteer to collect vegetables in Tai Po, for their food recycling scheme, on August 30, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
China’s carbon neutral goal

Beijing’s evolving carbon road map balances climate targets and energy security

State Council’s new plan prioritises nuclear and renewable growth to balance surging AI power demand, with climate pledges and aims to overhaul industrial sectors.

China has plans to sustain a massive buildout of clean-energy bases, including wind and solar hubs in the northwest. Photo: Getty Images
Electric & new energy vehicles

China ends hybrid-car tax break as EV success creates challenges

Plug-in hybrid owners will have to start paying an annual vehicle levy in China, as the shift to new-energy models lowers tax revenues while also worsening road damage.

India

‘Above ideology’: India eyes more oil exploration after Iran war shortages

The import-heavy nation is looking at huge ‘unexplored’ areas off the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago bordering Thailand and Indonesia.

European Union

Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever

Italian rice farmers are despondent over the lack of spring rain, while rivers from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea are in ‘critical situation’ because of drought.

Farmer Sharon Angoli, 22, inspects rice plants struggling to grow in a paddy field overrun by weeds during a drought in Torre Beretti, near Pavia, Italy, on Friday. Photo: AFP
China consumption

China unveils recycling push to bolster resource security, shore up green shift

The nation seeks to narrow the gap with regional peers such as Japan and South Korea by establishing a more comprehensive, granular recycling infrastructure.

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Waste batteries are pooled for recycling at a facility in China’s Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua
Timepieces

The revival of stone dials in luxury watches

Pushing artistry and innovation, luxury brands and independent watchmakers are bringing back stone dials using opal, pietersite and lapis lazuli.

India

India’s toxic crop waste could fuel global airlines, study finds

Airlines are desperate for clean fuel. India has mountains of harvest waste. Connecting the two could net billions, says a new report.

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