6 photos and stats that put into perspective the sheer size of Evergrande, China's dying real-estate giant that has $300 billion in debt
Evergrande is China's second-biggest property developer. Noel Celis/Getty Images Evergrande, one of China's biggest real-estate developers, is $300 billion in debt. That's the biggest debt load of any company in the world right now. If Evergrande defaults, analysts fear its collapse will send…#hongkong #shenzhen #lehmanbrothers #anevergrande #jiangsu #beijing #vietnam #philippines #cambodia #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ban or Restrict? Quandary Facing Governments as Vaping Entices Teens Worldwide
By Ulysses DorotheoBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 26 2024 (IPS) A hot debate on electronic smoking devices is expected to engage governments, scheduled to meet in Panama from 5-10 February for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
The WHO FCTC, the first health treaty, was developed to address the global tobacco epidemic and to ensure that governments are supported in implementing comprehensive and effective tobacco control strategies.
Earlier in 2016, the governments during COP8 made a decision to either prohibit or restrict the manufacture, importati...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ulysses Dorotheo Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Black members ’ conference vows to continue the legacy of the Year of Black Workers
Photo: Rod Leon
Delegates convened in Brighton at the weekend for UNISON’s national Black members’ conference, passing motions that will underpin the achievements of 2023’s Year of Black Workers.
These included motions on the mental health of young Black members and children, the fight against microaggressions in the workplace and the appropriate treatment of Black patients and service users.
Much of the agenda’s importance comes in the light...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 23, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News black members Source Type: news
Hong Kong sees yuan, green finance among areas to foster Vietnam, Laos ties
Vietnam and Laos are part of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations or Asean. China is Asean’s largest trading partner, with bilateral trade rising to US$975.3 billion in 2022 from US$641.5 billion in 2019, according to official statistics. “Hong Kong is ready to work with Vietnam…#vietnam #laos #asean #hongkong #hanoi #hochiminh #financialservices #treasury #hui #clearing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Met to Return 16 Statues to Cambodia and Thailand Over Trafficking Concerns
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand, removing from its collection all Khmer-era artworks associated with an art dealer accused of selling antiquities illegally. The Met said Friday it will temporarily display a selection of the 16…#cambodia #thailand #khmer #met #angkorian #laos #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
That call center tech scammer could be a human trafficking victim
Human trafficking for the purposes of populating cyber scam call centers is expanding beyond southeast Asia, where the crime was previously isolated. Interpol revealed this week that an ongoing investigation has discovered evidence of abuse emanating from South America and also the Middle East.…#interpol #southamerica #middleeast #cambodia #laos #myanmar #malaysia #peruvian #ugandan #dubai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Laos maps showing sites of US bombings resurface: " Kissinger's legacy "
Resurfaced maps showing the heavy Cold War bombardment of Laos have fed the controversial legacy of diplomatic giant Henry Kissinger following his death. Kissinger, a former secretary of state and national security adviser who is credited with shaping decades of U.S. foreign policy, died at his…#coldwar #laos #henrykissinger #connecticut #yomkippurwar #middleeast #vietnamwar #nobelpeaceprize #vietnamese #leductho (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thailand ’s main oil and retail company eyes expansion across Southeast Asia in light of the region’s economic growth
The company has had considerable success with its oil and non-oil businesses in Asia. It exports petrochemical products globally, with customers in more than 40 countries. In line with this trend, PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) is placing greater emphasis on international growth – aiming to…#asiapacific #southeastasia #thai #pttstations #evstationpluz #thailand #caféamazon #cambodia #laos #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations
For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells. She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades…#meevangyang #mekongriver #communist #laos #hmong #hmongamericans #shamans #tzianengvang #vangyang #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China kickstarts Xiangshan Forum in absence of defence minister
Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, started on Sunday although the Asian power is still missing a defence minister, who typically hosts this event. China hopes to use the forum to promote President Xi Jinping's vision for a safer world and draw developing…#xijinping #ukraine #russian #sergeishoigu #xanthicarras #beijing #lishangfu #zhangyouxia #laos #mongolia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
On topic: A decade of China's Belt and Road
Beijing this week celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a drive to build infrastructure stretching from Asia to Europe and Africa. At a forum in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping boasted of its accomplishments and vowed to press ahead. But the investment blitz…#beijing #africa #xijinping #bri #beltandroadforum #globalsouth #beltandroad #albertmuchanga #muchanga #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Buildings have to be next front in Asia's battle to cut emissions
Rising temperatures are driving cycle of higher air conditioning use Buildings have to be next front in Asia's battle to cut emissions Air conditioner units at the back of a commercial building in New Delhi: By 2047, energy demand will double in Indian cities as the number of buildings triples and…#newdelhi #olivierblum #schneiderelectric #hongkong #southeastasia #vietnam #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Rapid Urbanization Pushes Homes Into Floodways
Around the world, settlements in flood-prone areas have been expanding faster than the average of newly built cities, towns and villages, a paper released in early October in the scientific journal Nature has found. Despite climate change increasing the risk of floods, more people have begun…#nature #eastasia #pacific #laos #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Floods In Libya And India Highlight Rising Risk To Dams
Last week, a flood on the Teetsa River swept through villages in the Himalayan mountains of India, taking out bridges and homes. At least 40 people were killed, with more than a hundred people still missing. The root of the disaster appeared to be a natural one, as an avalanche sent ice and…#teetsariver #himalayan #libya #wadiderna #puertorico #colombia #michigan #midland #laos #mississippiriver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rob Urie: Americans Are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain
Yves here. One small quibble in this otherwise instructive piece is Rob Urie’s use of the word Left. By this he seems to mean liberals, particularly the professional-managerial class sort, while we here use left to mean advocacy of better material conditions for labor and the lower income. By Rob…#roburie #zeneconomics #ukraine #vietnam #laos #cambodia #vietnamese #uswar #vietnamwar #lambertstrether (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
