香港科技大學（科大）與香港特別行政區政府合作開展一個為期三年的開創性跨領域研究，從海、陸、空三方面監測空氣質素，為本港以及大灣區臭氧的形成和傳送路徑提供更深入的理解。

是次合作為大型科研計劃「大灣區光化學臭氧污染及區域和跨區域傳輸特徵研究」的一部分。該計劃由廣東省政府、香港特區政府和澳門特區政府聯合推出，旨在研究臭氧對整個區域所造成的空氣質素問題。

空氣污染乃世界上最大的環境健康威脅，每年導致全球700萬人早逝1。香港政府環境保護署(環保署) 今年推出「香港清新空氣藍圖2035」，以進一步改善本港和區內的空氣質素，並協助本港於2050年達至碳中和。儘管當局近年在控制影響健康的空氣污染物﹕...

ASMR videos capture the pleasurable sounds of a sizzling Hong Kong summer

HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES -- This summer, Hong Kong’s great outdoors will be within reach to those who reside abroad thanks to a series of uniquely soothing sensory videos created under the 360 Hong Kong Moments initiative by the...

As the United States marks its 75th year of diplomatic relations with the Republic of the Philippines, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have agreed to advance their cooperation to protect the Philippines’ rich...

High school teacher Haguiar Gayak knows the value of education, but when she looks back on her own school years, she still remembers struggling to understand the lessons.

Growing up in Cotabato province on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, Gayak spoke the local language Magindanawn at home with her...

The biggest country in both Europe and Asia, Russia is recovering following a sharp recession induced by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, giving Hong Kong-based exporters attractive opportunities.

The biggest country in both Europe and Asia, Russia is recovering following a sharp recession induced by the...

Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has tightened its measures for Thai frozen food exporters by launching Thailand Delivers with Safety campaign to boost confidence among global consumers in COVID-19-free safety food product from Thailand. DITP also joins forces with partner organizations in...

Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) elevates the safety practices for handling fruit products, ready to boost confidence for consumers by launching Thailand Delivers with Safety campaign. The campaign stresses on the strong potential and prime quality of Thai fruits, highlighting the hygiene and...

Manila, May 6, 2021 — Aiming to close the digital gap for 200,000 micro, small and medium business owners in Southeast Asia, The Asia Foundation, Pailig Development Foundation, Clevergrit Web Services, and Yoveo Digital, with support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, have teamed up to provide digital...

Indonesia’s government established a new Ministry of Investment on April 28 to make it more convenient for domestic and foreign investors to do business in the country through a one-stop service authority.

The Ministry of Investment is the result of upgrading the bureaucratic status of the Investment...

Malaysia is setting up a new government entity to support the digital economy and the digitisation of businesses and administrative processes in the country.

The National Council of Digital Economy and Fourth Industrial Revolution, chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, has endorsed the...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected the consumption behavior of people all around the world. Particularly, the COVID-19 detected on the food container has prompted consumers to take extra precautions when purchasing food products, prioritizing the hygiene and safety from the ingredient sources, the...

Thailand has lost about 1.45 million tourism jobs since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out early last year, Vichit Prakobgoson, vice-president of the Tourism Council of Thailand, told a briefing on March 29. Of the job losses, 400,000 occurred in the first quarter this year, he said.

The outlook is still dim...

The new USAID-DepEd agreement supports improving the quality of education in the Philippines. RTI International

The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd), signed a new, five-year bilateral assistance agreement...

Bangkok (ESCAP news) – The Asia-Pacific region needs large, yet attainable, investments in resilience to protect development gains amid a fragile and inequitable post-COVID-19 economic recovery, says a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

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Awareness of social innovation and commitment in Taiwan is continuously improving. Read about how social innovation-minded firms implement the SDGs while exploring opportunities for local and regional investment.

Digital banks – also known as neobanks – are preparing their market entry into the Philippines as the country’s central bank is in the process of issuing them licenses by 2022, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in November 2020 approved a new license...

Smart traffic monitoring and operation centre in HCM City. Việt Nam targets to form digital Government by 2025. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn

HÀ NỘI — Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said on Wednesday that the Government within the first quarter or early in the second quarter of this...