Environment

China to ‘gradually’ lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

It imposed the ban in August last year after Japan started releasing treated radioactive wastewater.

Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting

Negotiations in London will center on how to slash emissions to net-zero ‘by or around’ 2050.

Vietnam’s clean energy transition is failing, pressure group says

Project88 said Vietnam’s repression of climate campaigners and inadequate international funding are to blame.

Soaring price of shuttlecocks ruffles feathers in China

Badminton players look for alternatives as prices skyrocket amid heatwaves, pollution and bird flu.

New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality

Leticia Carvalho promises return to “accountability” at organization perceived as aligned with mining interests.

A conservation treasure is threatened by Indonesian plans for food security

Military-led project also risks stirring resentment in easternmost Papua region, researchers say.

New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality

Leticia Carvalho promises return to “accountability” at organization perceived as aligned with mining interests.

Rail service opens between Vientiane and Bangkok