Bangchak move

To strengthen its green competitiveness, Vietnamese steel giant Hoa Sen Group has partnered with Singapore’s SP Group to deploy a Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) system, combined with rooftop solar power. The initiative is expected to reduce the company’s cooling electricity use by over 30% annually and cut carbon emissions by 14,000 tons.

The StAR Project, which has been breeding and releasing Indo-Pacific leopard sharks in Indonesia, has now opened a nursery in Phuket. Image courtesy of ReShark. Conservationist Ying Pemika Choovanichchanon holds a small basket in her hands, careful not to disturb the leathery brown pouches nestled inside. When she shines a light underneath, signs of life appear: the pouches are bamboo shark egg cases, and the tiny creatures within them are a key part of a plan to help revive Thailand’s coral reefs.

China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, meets Friedrich Merz, now Germany’s chancellor, at the Munich Security Conference in February 2025 (Image: Sven Hoppe / Alamy) With a new government formed in May, Germany’s trajectory on climate policy, economic strategy and relations with China is poised for a recalibration. The transition arrives at a critical moment not only for Germany and its EU partners but also for global climate diplomacy.