39 Hours Inside The Biggest Human Migration On Earth
on February 25, 2015
China's Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's rolled into one, the holiday unfolds on an entirely different scale.
Traffic Peaks as Lunar New Year Holiday Ends
on February 25, 2015
The last day of the holiday saw about 9.7 million train trips, 1.4 million by plane, and 73.6 million by highway.
China Starts Massive Promotion of Xi Jinping’s Political Theory the ‘Four Comprehensives’
on February 25, 2015
Xi has created a slogan and formulated principles to guide his style of government.
The Sun Kings
on February 25, 2015
In 1992, Shi Zhengrong completed his doctorate and found himself an expert in a field that wasn’t quite ready for him. He’d studied physics at Australia’s University of New South Wales, focusing on crystalline technology, the basic scientific building block of photovoltaic solar power. This knowledge, however, did not yet have much real-world application. Shi, originally from China, thought setting up a Chinese restaurant in Sydney was his best idea.
Adrienne Mong
on February 25, 2015
Adrienne Mong was based in Beijing for NBC News from 2007 to 2011, working first as a producer and then as a correspondent. In addition to covering major news stories in China during that period (the Olympics, Tibet unrest, Xinjiang riots, Sichuan quake, etc.), she also covered the ongoing war in Afghanistan and Gaddafi’s capture in Libya as well as the Haiti quake and the Japan quake-tsunami. Mong now lives in London, where she is responsible for managing international news coverage for NBC News. Before joining NBC in 2002, she worked at CNN, APTN, CNBC Asia, and Asia Society in Hong Kong.
Mong is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS). She is the recipient of two Emmys, a Gracie Award, and Headliner Award.
The Greening of Asia
on February 25, 2015
One of Asia's best-respected writers on business and economy, Hong Kong-based author Mark L. Clifford provides a behind-the-scenes look at what companies in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand are doing to build businesses that will lessen the environmental impact of Asia's extraordinary economic growth. Dirty air, foul water, and hellishly overcrowded cities are threatening to choke the region's impressive prosperity. Recognizing a business opportunity in solving social problems, Asian businesses have developed innovative responses to the region's environmental crises.
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In 1992, Shi Zhengrong completed his doctorate and found himself an expert in a field that wasn’t quite ready for him. He’d studied physics at Australia’s University of New South Wales, focusing on crystalline technology, the basic scientific...
From solar and wind power technologies to green buildings, electric cars, water services, and sustainable tropical forestry, Asian corporations are upending old business models in their home countries and throughout the world. Companies have the money, the technology, and the people to act—yet, as Clifford emphasizes, support from the government (in the form of more effective, market-friendly policies) and the engagement of civil society are crucial for a region-wide shift to greener business practices. Clifford paints detailed profiles of what some of these companies are doing and includes a unique appendix that encapsulates the environmental business practices of more than fifty companies mentioned in the book. —Columbia Business School Publishing
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Finbar O'Mallon, The Japan Times (February 7, 2015)
Elizabeth Economy, Asia Unbound (December 30, 2014)
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on February 25, 2015
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Why China Needs Coordinated Air Quality and Climate Strategies
on February 25, 2015
This paper makes the case for establishing a national CO2 price in China as soon as possible. End-of-pipe pollution control technologies—a core component of China’s Air Pollution Action Plan (APAP)—can address local air pollution but not CO2 emissions. It concludes by emphasizing how the introduction of a CO2 price could ensure air pollution control does not come at the expense of sound, long-term climate change management. By putting early pressure on carbon intensive energy sources also responsible for air pollution, a CO2 price would reduce the extent of end-of-pipe air pollution controls needed to achieve air quality goals, thereby preventing carbon lock-in.
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Sobering News Out of China, Part 4 Million
on February 24, 2015
Adam Minter
on February 24, 2015
Adam Minter is an American writer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he serves as a columnist for Bloomberg View. From 2002 to 2014, he lived and wrote in Shanghai, China, where he focused on a range of topics, including Chinese politics, the environment, business, and religion. His work has been published in a range of publications, including The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Sierra, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, National Geographic, The National Interest, Mother Jones, and others.
Minter's first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, is an insider's account of the global waste and recycling industry. Minter is a widely-cited expert on the global trade in recyclables, and he has lectured on the topic around the world.