(Bloomberg) — China and Japan agreed that Beijing’s top diplomat should visit in 2025, adding to the signs the two nations are repairing ties that have been strained in recent years. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi would make the trip at the earliest appropriate date, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said in a statement Wednesday….
Most Hongkongers support prioritising the development of local renewable energy, a survey by a leading environmental group and a city university has found, with more than half of respondents expressing reservations about importing electricity from mainland China. Results of the survey, jointly conducted by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University, were released after the UN’s…
The fiercest competition that you might not know about is being waged by Chinese wind power firms. Their battle to build increasingly larger and more powerful hurricane-proof wind turbines is raging on with no end in sight. State-owned manufacturer Dongfang Electric Corporation has temporarily jumped into the lead after unveiling a massive, record-setting 26-megawatt offshore…
(Bloomberg) — A lack of green offices is posing a fresh risk to Hong Kong’s beleaguered property sector amid a slump that’s already wiped billions of dollars from real estate values. Faced with record vacancy rates and dwindling revenues, developers are reluctant to invest in expensive building upgrades to boost climate credentials and are as…
Squilla took to motherhood. When she was first spotted with her new calf in January 2021 off the Georgia coast, mother and daughter stayed so close as they swam that they were touching. The baby rolled around in the water, as calves often do, and Squilla joined in, turning her belly to the sky. Squilla…