by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 6, 2024 | ASEAN, Economy, Environment, Laos, News, Southeast Asia, Visions
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia met on 4 April in the Lao city of Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the region build resilience against shocks like natural disasters brought on by climate change. Meanwhile, Luang Prabang and the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 4, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, News, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Temperatures in the next two months – usually among the warmest months in the year – could go up due to lingering effects of the El Nino phenomenon that gripped Singapore from the second half of 2023, experts say. Meanwhile, several local governments in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 28, 2024 | Vietnam, Environment, News, Travel
Vietnam’s picturesque Hoi An is pioneering a novel waste management initiative that charges households and businesses for waste disposal based on the volume of trash they produce. Every month, residents on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street receive 16 ten-liter trash...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 25, 2024 | Singapore, Environment, Lifestyle, News
Singapore is one of the frontrunners in green building adoption, taking the seventh position among Asia-Pacific countries, with adoption rates soaring close to 80%, according to CBRE. Singapore’s strides in embracing sustainable construction practices position it as a...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 10, 2024 | Cambodia, Environment, News, Southeast Asia
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment has announced that plastic imports have decreased by about 50% in late 2023. Plastic imports in the fourth quarter of 2023 declined by 32.2 tonnes, a drop of around 50% compared to the third quarter, the Undersecretary of State...
