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The Hong Kong-born chef and sustainable dining advocate talks about how we can change our food production systems for the better if we work together. Photo: Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026
Food and Drinks

Exclusive | Hong Kong chef wins Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ first Champions of Change Award

Sustainability pioneer Peggy Chan talks about her mission and what winning the Champions of Change award means for her and the industry.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s aim for sustainable aviation fuel faces low Asian demand hurdle

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Tourism

Taste Sweden’s delicious ‘blue food’ fresh from the sea on boat tours

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s unclassified landfill waste data gaps ‘undermine green efforts’

NGO warns vague records hide bulk of paper and plastic waste, but the government insists current stats suffice for green policies push.

About 75 per cent of paper and 40 per cent of plastic sent to landfills are unclassified, according to official statistics. Photo: SCMP
Food and Drinks

Could you eat a fish you raised? Hong Kong farming scheme nurtures ‘new blood’

A Lamma Island-based programme teaching sustainable fish farming methods comes as the Hong Kong industry sees stiff mainland competition.

Energy

Opinion | Clean energy works at scale. Now it must be coordinated

The next decade will be defined not only by new clean energy capacity, but by how well grids, storage and demand systems are connected and optimised.

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Food and Drinks

Drink in focus: Egg Waffle cocktail at Avoca

Avoca at Mondrian Hong Kong renders the classic snack in cocktail form with Michter’s whiskey, Advocaat and more.

Avoca’s Egg Waffle cocktail. Photos: Handout
Diplomacy

Opinion | High Seas Treaty will both boost China’s power and hold it accountable

Beijing realises that maritime leadership will be measured not just by fleets and bases but also by who protects the planet’s last great commons.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biodiversity strategy must be clear and comprehensive

The discovery of new species should prompt more concrete commitments and proactive policy coordination to conserve the city’s flora and fauna.

Fashion

Opinion | Why Shein doesn’t have to be the model for the fashion industry

Although the fast fashion label had a bumper 2025 while familiar brands faced collapse, the industry should not conclude that speed and scale are everything.

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Police secure the area as people queue to enter a department store, during the opening of Shein’s first physical outlet in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Opinion | How China quietly became the world’s climate policy leader

For better or worse, the future of climate action will be shaped as much by Beijing’s relentless pragmatism as by Western ideals.

Wind turbines are seen in Suichuan county, Jiangxi province, on July 17, 2025. Photo: AFP
Architecture and design

Mushroom magic: is mycelium set to be the next ‘it’ material in homeware?

Mycelium is revolutionising sustainable design and shaping the future of eco-friendly homeware, from lamps to sofas.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Groups welcome updated Hong Kong biodiversity plan but call for more details

Government unveils Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, which sets out strategies for the next 10 years.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong still needs a waste-charging scheme

Despite the decline in solid waste levels, there is a need for a solution to deal with the reality of the city’s overwhelmed landfills.

A resident of Hing Tung Estate in Sai Wan Ho uses a waste-charging bag on October 8, 2024. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

Hong Kong bond markets, yuan issuance to expand in 2026 under HKMA, SFC road map

HKMA and SFC blueprint to drive multicurrency issuance, with green finance and Bond Connect widening investor base.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority logo at its IFC Two headquarters. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong Voices

A fifth-gen shop owner on closing the business despite his umbrella obsession

The 73-year-old owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store in Sham Shui Po recently announced that he would be closing the family business, which dates back to the Qing dynasty.

Indonesia

Seeking climate justice: Indonesian fishermen’s case against Holcim to proceed

The lawsuit states that Holcim has ‘significantly contributed to climate change with its massive CO2 emissions’.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | How to invite meaning to your Christmas feast in a turmoil-filled world

Helping others, starting meaningful conversations and making the festive season more sustainable are just a few ways to celebrate this year.

Being more sustainable and contributing to causes you care about, are just a few ways to create meaning with your Christmas feasts. Photo: courtesy Chomp
Architecture and design

Gilded interiors draw improbable luxury from the forest floor

This capacious home for a multigenerational family that likes to entertain is extravagant yet rooted in nature.

China economy

Opinion | Arguing about China’s overcapacity overlooks its drive for clean energy

What is often described as overcapacity is the outcome of a development strategy that treats energy as the foundation of economic capability.

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Business of climate change

Video | Australian start-up aims to turn algae into green fuel

Algenie says its helical photobioreactor could offer a cost-effective, scalable solution for the algae biotech industry, allowing algae to be grown at industrial scale.

Algenie says its helical photobioreactor could offer a cost-effective, scalable solution for the algae biotech industry, allowing algae to be grown at industrial scale.
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Fashion

The stars wearing upcycled fashion using everything from watch straps to spoons

Hailey Bieber and Lorde both wore a dress made from watch straps by Marine Serre, while Cate Blanchett was spotted in a Hodakova halter top made of spoons.

At the Emmys in September, Jenna Ortega turned heads in a stand-out upcycled piece from Sarah Burton’s debut collection for Givenchy, made from dozens of vintage jewels. Photo: TNS
Indonesia

Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after fatal floods

Environmentalists and experts have highlighted the role forest loss played in deadly flash flooding and landslides.

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Science

US green tech retreat echoes mistake of China’s Qing dynasty before collapse

While Washington pulls back on climate, Beijing is making it possible for developing nations to leapfrog into a cleaner energy era.

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China economy

Opinion | How China is cementing its central role as the architect of green tech

Beyond climate leadership and capacity building, China is rewriting its own energy system – and the global energy order.

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An aerial view of the No 1 booster station of the Ningxia Power Investment Yongli (Zhongwei) 3-megawatt photovoltaic green power project, in Shapotou district, Zhongwei city, Ningxia. It was officially connected to the grid and began power generation on October 25. Photo : Xinhua
Style Edit

Style Edit: Noble Panacea has landed in Hong Kong – meet CEO Céline Talabaza

The brand recently opened a flagship counter at Hong Kong’s Lane Crawford and launched the groundbreaking Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum.

Noble Panacea is making waves with its new Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum. Photo: Handout
Science

China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen

Facility in Shandong province also produces mineral-rich brine for industrial use, achieving ‘one-in, three-out’ circular economy.

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Climate change

Opinion | Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality

Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.

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