KUALA LUMPUR – To help Malaysia head off frequent floods and choking air pollution caused by forest fires, new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should tap more global green funding to protect nature and tackle the effects of warming, climate change experts say. Ending a decades-long wait to lead the Southeast Asian nation, largely ruled by one coalition since independence, Mr. Anwar, 75, formed a government […]
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Eco Expo Asia opens today
HONG KONG, Dec 14, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Eco Expo Asia 2022, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), begins today at the Hong […]
Eugenio: Glad to be here
My son has been volunteering for the Visayan Art Fair in Cebu recently and he has been having a blast. Hearing his story with a smile on his face never fails to make me smile as well. To sum up his feelings, he says that “He is genuinely glad to be there.” After hearing his […]
ONERHT partners Democratic Republic of Congo for sustainable economic development and growth
SINGAPORE, Oct 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Sustainability consultancy RHT Green and strategic advisory firm RHT Consulting Asia have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to support the implementation of multisectoral sustainable development projects in the […]
CitySavings co-creates safe school environment with VP Sara Duterte through Brigada Eskwela
AS THE country prepared for the gradual resumption of face-to-face (F2F) classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) and its external partners launched Brigada Eskwela 2022, which carried the theme “Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik-Aral (A Response to the Challenge of Safe Return to School)” at Imus Pilot Elementary School, Imus, Cavite on Aug. […]
Ex-environment chief Cimatu to lead war vs. Cebu City floods
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama has appointed former environment secretary Roy Cimatu to keep an eye on all environmental matters in the city.Rama, Cimatu and representatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7, Department of Education 7 and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management […]
Eugenio: With sticks and stones
It is known that other people were born with better circumstances than us. While people may have been born with better circumstances than us, success is more than what one is born with, but also their environment and their hard work. This trinity of what one is born with, their hard work, and their environment […]
Philippines ranks 30th in Global Business Complexity Index
Business environment in the Philippines worsened as it climbed seven notches to 30th out of 77 jurisdictions in the 2022 edition of the Global Business Complexity Index. Produced by the multinational professional services firm TMF Group, the index ranked jurisdictions around the globe based on the complexity of their business environments, covering three areas: accounting […]
The 5th Brasil Investment Forum Brought Together Global Business Leaders, Actively Promotes the High-quality Investment Opportunities in Brazil
SHANGHAI, Jun 20, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The 5th Brasil Investment Forum (“BIF 2022”), the largest foreign investment forum in Latin America jointly organized by Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (“ApexBrasil”), Inter-American Development Bank and the Federal Government of Brazil, concluded successfully on 15 June 2022. During the forum, heavyweight speakers […]
Everbright Environment Tops Brand Value Ranking for China’s Listed Environmental Protection Companies
HONG KONG, Apr 20, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The “Blue Book on Brand Value of Chinese Listed Companies 2021” (the “Blue Book”) was recently published by the mainland China publication National Business Daily in collaboration with the China Business Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. The brand value ranking […]
DOCOMO Opens vRAN Verification Facility to Global Mobile Operators
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has begun allowing overseas mobile operators to access its Shared Open Lab environment, located in DOCOMO’s R&D Center in Yokosuka, Japan, to verify their virtualized radio access networks (vRAN), effective immediately. The lab is one of the initiatives […]
Corinium Presents: CISO Zero Trust Online ASEAN
Singapore, Feb 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As we become more connected and the digital space becomes an essential part of life, opportunities for new threat vectors to emerge from the digital underbelly have also grown and multiplied. IT and cyber security leaders worldwide are readying themselves to tackle new risks and […]
MHI Thermal Systems Receives ‘2021 Minister of the Environment Award for Climate Action’ for ‘Q-ton Circulation’ Air-to-Water Heat Pump
TOKYO, Nov 25, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received 2021 Minister of the Environment for Climate Action Award sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment for its “Q-ton Circulation,” an air-to-water heat pump […]
NEC Signs the “Business Ambition for 1.5 degrees Celsius Pledge”
TOKYO, Oct 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has signed the “Business Ambition for 1.5degC Pledge,” aiming to keep the rise in global temperature within 1.5degC. The Business Ambition for 1.5degC Pledge is a campaign led by the United Nations Global Compact(1), We Mean Business(2), and the Science Based […]
New DENR team to fight crimes against the environment
THE ENVIRONMENT chief has ordered the creation of a transitional team that will focus on enforcing environment protection laws while the proposed legislation creating a new agency for that purpose is pending. “Our department has many laws to implement, but we are lacking when it comes to enforcement,” Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) […]
PLDT, DENR team up for e-waste collection
PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. said on Friday that they have signed a deal with the Environment department to launch an initiative to collect electronic waste from cell sites and offices. The companies will work with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) Region […]
