Asia-Pacific
US, China agree to hold talks on ‘balanced economic growth’
The US and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement
Flood-hit Sydney residents urged to higher ground after torrential rains
SYDNEY – Australian authorities on Saturday said 152 people had been rescued from floodwaters in the eastern state of New South Wales after...
Natural farming could be the answer for Indian famers hit by extreme weather
The Indian government’s agriculture ministry has spent over $8 million to promote natural farming, farmers tilling nearly a million acres across the country...
Volkswagen EVs ‘can’t keep up’ in China, CEO tells newspaper
VW wants to avoid setting "utopian" goals for its EV market share in China, its CEO told German newspaper FAZ on Friday
China’s green-tech manufacturing powerhouse
The US has raised concerns over China's 'overcapacity' in the green-tech sector
US Treasury Secretary faces tough road on China’s excess capacity problem
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Guangzhou Thursday with a tough message to Chinese officials: you're producing too much, especially clean energy...
Yellen in China to press officials on tech industry subsidies
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China’s Guangzhou on Thursday for meetings to press Beijing over fears the country’s industrial subsidies for green...
Southeast Asia look to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the...
A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
Opinion: Much of Australia is drought-prone, and the risk is expected to increase as global warming continues.
