Taiwan’s race to save endangered plant species

In the forests and on remote offshore islands of Taiwan, a group of conservationists are racing to collect as many rare plant species as they can before they are lost to climate change and human ... ( read original story ...)

Virus Outbreak: Outbreaks top risk for GDP: survey

Nearly half of respondents pointed to new waves of COVID-19 outbreaks as the biggest risk for Taiwan’s economy next year, a survey released on Monday by Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控) showed. The ... ( read original story ...)

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet

China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural laborers off the land and into recently built military-style training centers where they are turned into factory workers, mirroring a program in ... ( read original story ...)

Facebook suspends pages of environmental groups

Hundreds of other individual accounts linked to indigenous, climate and social justice groups were also suspended for an alleged “intellectual property rights violation ... will be at the discretion ... ( read original story ...)

Asian business confidence rebounds sharply: survey

Business sentiment among Asian firms rebounded in the third quarter as easing COVID-19 restrictions lifted sales, but lingering uncertainty over the pandemic thwarted a return to business as usual, a ... ( read original story ...)