Year: 2023

John Fasullo, a scientist at the United States National Centre for Atmospheric Research, said it “makes no sense” to penalise specific countries for fire-related emissions through national accounting mechanisms. Increases in wildfires “are often the result of the emissions from other nations”, he said. Chinese scientists calculate mammoth emissions from Canadian wildfires The CAS scientists said climate warming and a subsequent increase in fire-prone weather was amplified at northern latitudes. This means countries such as Canada, which experienced an unprecedented wildfire season this year, could be especially vulnerable to worsening…

A previous announcement on Monday said the centre would no longer sell tickets through travel agencies. From January 1, tickets can only be reserved through official channels – such as the centre’s website or its WeChat social media account. The tighter controls are in response to the huge popularity of giant pandas and the high numbers of visitors the base receives each year. The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world’s most threatened animals, according to the WWF, which has the animal as…

People shop at Shein’s holiday pop-up store inside the Forever 21 branch at Times Square in New York City on November 10, 2023. Photo: Reuters “China’s tech companies face strong headwinds in the form of the country’s stringent regulatory stance on tech and its fraught relationship with foreign economic powers like the US,” CB Insights said in its report. “In China, what’s going to happen is that you’ll have two groups of companies,” said Drew Bernstein, co-founder and co-chairman of accounting firm Marcum Asia, which has been an auditor and…

According to Taiwanese media estimates, there are roughly 1.2 million people from the island living on the mainland, accounting for about 5 per cent of Taiwan’s population. Most of the voters in this group tend to support the KMT and party officials often make the trip across the Taiwan Strait before elections. 05:27 Taiwan election exposes generational rift over potential reunification with mainland China Taiwan election exposes generational rift over potential reunification with mainland China People who attended events during Hsia’s trip said this visit was unusually high profile in…

As shipping in the Red Sea continues to be disrupted, the US wants China to leverage its influence with Iran to resolve the Houthi conflict. Since the Israel-Gaza war broke out, Chinese officials have held several meetings with their Iranian counterparts to prevent the conflict from widening – Iran also backs Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based militant group with a history of border skirmishes with Israeli forces. At a meeting earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian accused the US, the key supporter of Israel, of not fully understanding the risks…