Ebbing away: Hong Kong's ivory trade
As Hong Kong moves towards the final step of a landmark ivory ban, TRAFFIC has released a report that acknowledges progress, but urges tighter regulation on privately owned ivory stocks, antique ivory
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Recent decrease in typhoon destructive potential and global warming implications
Typhoons (tropical cyclones) severely impact the half-billion population of the Asian Pacific. Intriguingly, during the recent decade, typhoon destructive potential (Power Dissipation Index, PDI) has decreased
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Pearl River Delta air quality improves but ozone levels rise, report shows
While pollutant counts fall in Pearl River Delta, concentration of harmful gas increases: report Air quality over the Pearl River Delta region improved last year as levels of three major pollutants
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Air Bubble Shield For Dangerous Smog To Be Tested In Beijing
A contraption that creates a kind of air bubble that could shield people against as much as 70 percent of the most harmful pollutants debuts next month in Beijing, as China’s capital battles the toxic
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Pollution levels in Central are double WHO safety standard, study reveals
Levels of tiny particles polluting the air in Hong Kong's Central business district are 104 per cent higher than the World Health Organisation safety standard during evening rush hour, according to a new
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Hong Kong’s Historic Trams Are Choking From Roadside Pollution
Hong Kong’s historic double-decker trams are not just one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, they are also one of its most hazardous. Air quality often exceeded safe levels along the entire
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Effects of 1-year yoga on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial
<p>Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, which is associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle interventions applied to people with MetS has
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Southeast Asia faces increasingly intense climate events: analysts
Densely populated Southeast Asian island states such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines are likely to face more intense climate events in future, analysts said on Thursday. These islands
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Up to seven typhoons and a hot 2015, Hong Kong Observatory predicts
Temperatures in the city are likely to hit new highs in the years ahead, Hong Kong's top weatherman has warned, as the city's Observatory predicted up to seven typhoons would come close in 2015. The
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Hong Kong people not ready to deal with natural disasters, experts say
Experts cite study showing Hongkongers underestimate how vulnerable they are From fires to landslides, epidemics to typhoons, Hong Kong is in the firing line for a whole range of natural disasters -
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Tough new law may make Hong Kong cleaner overnight, think tank researcher says
The city has not seen any policy intervention with the power of producing "overnight" improvements in air quality for more than 25 years, according to a think tank researcher. But an upcoming mandate