by Abriel | Jun 10, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Silver IT Fest, which will feature tech seminars, exhibition booths and a new smartphone clinic, aims to promote digital literacy among people aged 50 and above. The event, now in its 11th year, is organised by the Infocomm Media Development Authority. At the event,...
by Abriel | Jun 10, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
In an open letter to the international community titled We Are Still In, 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors and American colleges and universities declared they would “continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement”. The letter...
by Abriel | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, No Poverty
On Friday, Hong Kong’s wealth gap was reported to be the highest in almost 50 years. Under the Chinese rule for nearly two decades, the high cost of living surpasses the average salaries of Hong Kong residents, resulting in cramped apartments with generations of...
by Abriel | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, Partnership For The Goals
This year Ecosperity, an annual conference held by Singapore investment firm Temasek, focused on getting the private sector to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Temasek’s chairman, Lim Boon Heng, made the case for sustainable business, pointing out that...
by Abriel | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
At United Nations (UN) oceans summit in New York, delegates from China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said they would step up efforts to halt the flow of millions of tonnes of plastic waste into the oceans, the BBC reported. UN officials praised the...
by Christie Lee | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, Company of Good
THE BODY SHOP – The Body Shop is on a quest to help a monkey – an endangered red-shanked douc named Reggie – find love. No, the 41-year-old L’Oreal-owned firm has not become an animal-dating service agency. The search for Reggie’s...
