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

Science

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

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Climate change

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

China exports

Waste to wealth: why China is building incinerators around the world

China’s economic slowdown has left its waste-to-energy sector without enough trash to burn. So, companies are heading overseas.

People work at a garbage incinerator power station in Zhangye, a city in China’s northwestern Gansu province. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Q&A | Eugenio Franceschini on fashion and his role as Marcello on Emily in Paris

The Italian actor talks about landing the Netflix show, working with Lily Collins, and what it’s like being a ‘heartthrob’.

Fashion

8 cosy yet stylish down jackets just in time for winter

Whatever your preferred fit and style, there’s a puffer jacket for you from these luxury houses and leading fashion brands.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: BMW’s luxury electric sedan, the i7 M70 xDrive

BMW’s i7 M70 xDrive is its top-of-the-range electric sedan, offering comfort without compromising on performance and sustainability.

BMW’s luxury electric sedan, the i7 M70 xDrive, is an impressive addition to the carmaker’s collection. Photo: Handout
Climate change

Language Matters | Why language loss in indigenous communities hurts biodiversity conservation

Ecosystem loss and language erosion often occur in tandem. Thankfully, Cop30 marked an unprecedented effort to elevate indigenous voices.

Fragrances

Lyrical wax: how brands are reimagining candles with sculpture and stories

The humble candle has come a long way, resembling sculpture or carrying an entire scentscape, often with sustainability in mind.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 20-22

Pack your weekend with special cocktail offerings, from socially conscious drinks at Socio to a Shakespeare-inspired menu at Madara.

The Muskros at Madara in Hong Kong, from a new menu inspired by Shakespeare works. Photo: Handout
Bhutan

Can Bhutan’s Singapore-inspired ‘mindfulness city’ lure its youth back?

The Gelephu Mindfulness City, which has adopted laws from Singapore and Abu Dhabi, will help boost Bhutan’s economy, an official says.

An artist’s impression of Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City. Photo: Facebook/Gelephu Mindfulness City
Climate change

Outside In | Takeaway from Cop30: climate action needs to be up close and local

A focus on adaptation means a pivot to action on floods, typhoons, heatstroke deaths, wildfire damage – issues of immediate survival.

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Singapore

How Singapore’s green shipping vision is gaining traction, with China’s help

The deal with China will boost maritime decarbonisation and allow Singapore to build a strong supply chain with alternative fuels, analysts say.

Climate change

Editorial | As the US sits out Cop30, China and others must pick up the slack

Technology and investment partnerships, especially among developing nations, could reinvigorate efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Indigenous leaders gather in the Cop30 Village during the UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil on November 12. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Opinion | Can China balance green ambition with everyday ways of life?

If not managed carefully, China’s green goals could perpetuate environmental injustice, impacting biodiversity and people’s livelihoods.

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Sheep graze under solar panels on a hillside at Huangjiao village in Baoding in China’s Hebei province in 2021. Photo: AFP
Asia travel

Review | The Anam’s resorts blend luxury with a truly authentic Vietnam experience

The group curates a lush, local experience for guests through Vietnamese oil paintings and structures reminiscent of Indochine architecture.

Climate change

The world has a decade to save the biggest tropical carbon sink

Report warns that further damage to Africa’s vast tropical forests risks undermining the world’s fight against climate change.

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Pets

Is your pet’s dinner harming the environment as much as driving a car?

Your pet’s diet harms the planet more than you think – but there are ways to minimise carbon footprint while keeping your cat or dog full.

A dog looks out of a car window. The pollution created from the meat that dogs and cats consume in the US is equivalent to the pollution created from driving 13.6 million cars for a year, according to one study. Photo: AP
Climate change

Opinion | How Cop30 can advance a new template for South-South climate leadership

Proven monitoring, policy lessons and the moral weight of the Amazon venue give the Global South a rare convergence of tech capability and political urgency.

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Artificial intelligence

EPIC win for Singapore battery recycler in Hong Kong start-up showdown

Record high 1,200 start-ups from 70 countries and regions enter the competition hosted by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.

China-Latin America relations

Cop30: China to join coalition seeking shared rules for carbon trading

New alliance, which also includes the EU and UK, was created to align standards globally and help countries trade carbon credits more easily.

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The Wujing Power Station in Shanghai. China is set to join a coalition seeking shared rules for carbon trading at Cop30 in Belém, Brazil. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia tackles used-clothing imports to protect local jobs

A new regulation aims to blacklist importers caught smuggling in second-hand clothing, sending a chill through thrift markets.

In 2024, the value of used clothing imports to Indonesia was US$1.5 million. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

Australia offers free solar power to households in green energy push

Australia plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent by 2030, but this goal clashes with its reliance on coal and fossil fuel exports.

Family offices

Ultra-rich families focus on impact ‘across generations’ in legacy planning

Family offices at Standard Chartered forum in Dubai concerned with geopolitical instabilities, digital disruptions and social changes.

Climate change

Opinion | How ‘smart cities’ can protect communities from climate risks

As floods threaten coastal and inland residents in Asia, policymakers must put those most affected at the forefront of mitigation solutions.

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A man holds his dog while walking through a flooded street during the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau on September 24. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

When mines run dry: why some Chinese cities are racing to reinvent themselves

Once China’s answer to Pittsburgh, steel hub Panzhihua faces same challenge as other old industrial cities: how to avoid ‘rust belt’ decline.

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Luxury Hotels

Independent luxury hotels are offering a more intimate, local feel

From Palihouse West Hollywood to London’s The Hoxton hotels, these properties offer more authentic cultural connections than many global brands.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | 2 steps Hong Kong must take as it expands eco-tourism

Nature-based tourism can drive funds into marine conservation, but proper planning is needed to prevent visitors from damaging the environment.

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