Plastic trash—the new threat for coral reefs worldwide
Coral reefs are not getting a break. On top of climate change and bleaching, now tonnes of plastic trash are making them sick.
Environment
Mar 8, 2018
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US, China least concerned about climate change, poll finds
China and the United States are the world's biggest polluters, but their residents are among the least concerned about the harms of climate change, a global poll found Thursday.
Environment
Nov 6, 2015
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Asia-Pacific gets best seats for cosmic double-bill
Astronomers this week are poised for a double show of rare events but skywatchers in the Pacific and East Asia will have the best view, experts say.
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2012
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Four Corners' forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes
With China's western-most province of Xinjiang being turned into a mass internment camp, last night's ABC Four Corners program reported on the Chinese Communist Party's alleged plans to put up to a million detained Uyghurs ...
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2019
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US companies performed 18% of R&D outside the United States in 2013
U.S. companies spent $73 billion on research and development (R&D) performed outside the United States in 2013, according to a new report by the National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
Business
Apr 13, 2017
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Asia's pollution exodus: Firms struggle to woo top talent
From smog breaks to pollution bonuses, Asia's businesses are promising increasingly inventive perks in a desperate bid to lure executives to a region where toxic air engulfs major cities for much of the year.
Environment
Mar 31, 2019
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Hagel to broach topic of cyberthreats with Chinese
(AP)—Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet with members of a Chinese delegation this weekend and likely talk about ongoing cyberthreats amid new reports that China used computer-based attacks to access data from dozens ...
Internet
May 31, 2013
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Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, with larger chunks of incomes being spent on drinking water, SciDev.Net analysis shows.
Economics & Business
May 11, 2022
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LinkedIn opens Asia headquarters in Singapore
Career networking website LinkedIn opened its Asian headquarters in Singapore on Tuesday, part of a plan to tap the region's large pool of professionals.
Business
May 31, 2011
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Asia Pacific tops list of most impacted by weather perils
Climate change will be the main driver of future economic risks, with countries in the Asia Pacific region among the most vulnerable to extreme weather events, according to new analysis.
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2024
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