Businesses Double Down on Sustainability as Consumers Focus on Costs
While most businesses have intensified their sustainability
efforts, many residential consumers’ actions have stalled as cost and
complexity have slowed commitment to clean-energy solutions, according to
Deloitte’s...
Jaeger LeCoultre Presents the New Dazzling Rendez-Vous Red
Capturing the pure essence of femininity, the Rendez-Vous collection has
been reimagined this year as part of The Art of Precision theme. With a prong
setting...
Modest Growth Ahead for Russia, but Opportunities to Boost Formal Employment
Real GDP growth in Russia surpassed expectations
in 2018, reaching 2.3 percent, mostly due to the one-off effects of energy
construction. Growth forecasts of 1.2 percent...
Global housing crisis: Urgent action needed on planning, policy and technology
The world must act now to address the crisis in affordable housing. According
to a new report by the World Economic Forum, Making Affordable Housing...
Demand from Asia is set to power the growth of the global gas industry over the next five years
After another record year, global demand for natural gas is set to keep
growing over the next five years, driven by strong consumption in fast-growing
Asian...
How Southeast Asia can take its Digital Economy to the Next Level
While the digital revolution
has already brought many benefits to Southeast Asia, the region has a unique
opportunity to achieve even faster progress by reinforcing the...
A new green chapter for China’s fabled lakeside city
Hangzhou has seen its share of history. A
millennium ago, the city was the seat of two separate dynasties for over 200
years, putting it in...
Robots wander the halls in Jiangsu’s new futuristic environmental monitoring centre
“Oh, here comes one now,” the engineer says, pointing up. In a blink, a
capsule about the size of a paint can has shot across...
Four Things You Should Know About Climate-Smart Cities
Singapore, host of this year’s Innovate4Climate (I4C) conference, is one of the world’s leading cities for
climate-smart urban development. In the lead-up to this year’s...
Domestic Demand is Key to Sustaining Growth in China Amid High Uncertainty
China’s economic growth has so far remained resilient in the face of high
global uncertainty. GDP growth was 6.4 percent year on year in the...