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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:
People rest along the banks of the Irrawaddy river in the Kachin state capital Myitkyina on October 2, 2015. [1]
NAIROBI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese cities -- Hangzhou, Sanya, and Suzhou -- were on Friday recognized by a United Nations (UN) advisory board for taking bold and ambitious steps to reduce waste and advance the circular economy. [2]
BANGKOK -- When Joyce Msuya, a Tanzanian microbiologist, World Bank veteran and acting executive director of United Nations Environment Program, spoke at its fourth assembly in March, she said, "This is the time to actually make a dent -- make a diff... [3]
Burma will host its second forum on sustainable economic growth from Nov. 13-15 in Naypyidaw, according to a report by China’s Xinhua news agency. [4]
OSLO — Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a UN report said on Tuesday, UN World Environment Day. [5]
BANGKOK — On her lunch break, Bangkok office worker Chinapa Payakha emerges from a 7-Eleven store with two plastic bags. One holds a Big Gulp soft drink. The other carries her lunch, with a banana in its own plastic wrapper. [6]
BUSAN, South Korea—A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations urging nations to “meet an existential challenge.” The meeting opens just hours after a chaotic end... [7]
YANGON/SINGAPORE—From a boat on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar, U Than Zaw Oo pointed to a brown stretch of water he said was once full of lush paddy fields. [8]
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People rest along the banks of the Irrawaddy river in the Kachin state capital Myitkyina on October 2, 2015.
NAIROBI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese cities -- Hangzhou, Sanya, and Suzhou -- were on Friday recognized by a United Nations (UN) advisory board for taking bold and ambitious steps to reduce waste and advance the circular economy.
BANGKOK -- When Joyce Msuya, a Tanzanian microbiologist, World Bank veteran and acting executive director of United Nations Environment Program, spoke at its fourth assembly in March, she said, "This is the time to actually make a dent -- make a diff
Burma will host its second forum on sustainable economic growth from Nov. 13-15 in Naypyidaw, according to a report by China’s Xinhua news agency.
OSLO — Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a UN report said on Tuesday, UN World Environment Day.
BANGKOK — On her lunch break, Bangkok office worker Chinapa Payakha emerges from a 7-Eleven store with two plastic bags. One holds a Big Gulp soft drink. The other carries her lunch, with a banana in its own plastic wrapper.
BUSAN, South Korea—A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations urging nations to “meet an existential challenge.” The meeting opens just hours after a chaotic end
YANGON/SINGAPORE—From a boat on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar, U Than Zaw Oo pointed to a brown stretch of water he said was once full of lush paddy fields.
The new political reforms underway in Burma have prompted a review of US and EU policy toward the country, creating euphoria among both the local business community and overseas multinational companies.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend Burma’s Union Peace Conference, a five-day conference starting this Wednesday in Naypyidaw that seeks to end decades of armed conflict within the country.