The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as a heatwave grips southern Asia.

Indonesia had a 27 per cent uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to World Resources Institute analysis. But the loss is still seen as historically low compared to the 2010s, it said

For the ban to work, analysts suggest a sustained implementation strategy and better availability of economically feasible non-plastic substitutes.

Town of Sulphur, in south-central Oklahoma, was particularly hard hit, with scores of buildings ripped apart.

The Post tries three 7-Eleven branches with on-site snack bars and gets conflicting answers on whether food bought from them can be eaten inside.

The predictions of independent weather forecasters are sought after by Indians ranging from students and farmers to wedding planners.

Post tests several types of non-plastic utensils with popular takeaway foods to see which work best.

Lightning has killed 360 people in the last five years in Nepal, the third-highest number of fatalities after landslides and fires.

Agriculture and fisheries blueprint outlines ambitious plans, but farming still viewed as a sunset industry.

Halt to production of special trash bags for waste disposal scheme sparks call from city’s biggest party for yet another delay to the scheme’s introduction.

A new type of rapeseed engineered in China can improve upon yields by 50 per cent, increasing the domestic harvest of edible oil and lessening the country’s reliance on imports.

Lawmaker says authorities have only added to confusion by saying sushi can be served in plastic instead of cardboard for dine-in purposes.

Japanese authorities have issued a warning for hikers and others to stay alert for bears emerging from hibernation.

Major Japanese discount chain Don Don Donki replaces transparent plastic sushi boxes with cardboard ones in line with new rules on throwaway plastics.

The heat index, a measure of what the temperature feels like accounting for humidity, was forecast to reach the ‘danger’ level of 42 degrees Celsius or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities on Wednesday.

Elderly Japanese are at highest risk from the elevated temperatures, while agriculture – especially the crucial seasonal fruit sector – and fish prices will also feel the impact.

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Greenpeace and the Conservancy Association say abandoned fish ponds in area earmarked for tech hub still have ecological value.

Hong Kong has the potential to become an international innovation hub for hydrogen technologies, says Towngas’s Don Cheng.

The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.

Lawmakers hear 40 petrol stations have agreed to install 100 quick chargers by March next year.

Most restaurants and takeaway shops in tourists areas such as Mong Kok, Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei still using plastic utensils at lunchtime.

Some patrons opt to get hands dirty eating fried chicken at popular fast food chains to avoid paying for gloves as new single-use plastics ban gets under way.

New scientific analysis details impacts of climate change in Europe, where temperatures are running at 2.3 degrees above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally.

Readers discuss why Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics should be embraced, and the need for the city’s residents to do to their bit to prevent wastage of food.

The ISSB, a sustainability-reporting standard-setting body, will vote this week to add biodiversity-related disclosures to its work plan, paving the way for such standards to become the global baseline.