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April 10, 2020 1:50 PM
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Experts clash over APAC’s insect-based food potential

Experts clash over APAC’s insect-based food potential | ASIES | Scoop.it

The usage of insects as an alternative protein and food source has been consistently in the limelight in recent years citing sustainability and health benefits, leading to a plethora of start-ups focusing on the sector, including in the APAC region, but just how viable is its growth potential here?

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April 10, 2020 1:44 PM
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China’s wet markets and America’s factory farms

China’s wet markets and America’s factory farms | ASIES | Scoop.it

If we begin to feel in this time of confinement and fear a little more regard for the lives of animals, that would be at least one good sign for a post-pandemic world.

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April 10, 2020 1:38 PM
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Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency

Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency | ASIES | Scoop.it

The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and the Pacific.

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April 10, 2020 1:25 PM
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How China’s industrial internet is helping to fight COVID-19

How China’s industrial internet is helping to fight COVID-19 | ASIES | Scoop.it

The industrial internet, focusing primarily on business and industry, has worked to protect society’s normal operation during China's COVID-19 outbreak.

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April 8, 2020 2:30 PM
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Coronavirus en Asie du Sud-Est : le tourisme s'effondre, l'électronique résiste, l'habillement chute

Coronavirus en Asie du Sud-Est : le tourisme s'effondre, l'électronique résiste, l'habillement chute | ASIES | Scoop.it

40 millions d’emploi menacés : en Asie du Sud-Est, le tourisme s'effondre sous le poids du Covid-19. Mais pour l'industrie, l’impact de l’épidémie est plus difficile à cerner. Plusieurs pays n’ont pas encore publié de statistiques couvrant les deux premiers mois de 2020. L'analyse des données disponibles révèle parfois des surprises dans le secteur de l'électronique. Dans le cas de l'habillement, principal employeur de plusieurs pays, la conjoncture est par contre dramatique.

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April 8, 2020 2:18 PM
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WWF : After-coronavirus, SE Asia strongly favours crackdown on wildlife trade

WWF : After-coronavirus, SE Asia strongly favours crackdown on wildlife trade | ASIES | Scoop.it

The coronavirus pandemic has generated overwhelming support for the closure of markets selling illegal wildlife across Southeast Asia, an epicenter of the multi-billion-dollar trade, the World Wildlife Fund said in a public opinion poll on Monday.

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April 8, 2020 1:47 PM
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Pakistan: La ruée vers l’or vert

Pakistan: La ruée vers l’or vert | ASIES | Scoop.it

L'incroyable travail de reforestation entrepris au Pakistan depuis quelques années par l’actuel Premier Ministre Imran Khan, afin de contrer les effets du changement climatique.

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April 7, 2020 1:19 PM
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Japan's farmers adopt smart technology to streamline rice growing

Japan's farmers adopt smart technology to streamline rice growing | ASIES | Scoop.it

Smart farm technology holds great promise for farmers struggling to grow Japan's staple grain while wrestling with low prices.

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April 7, 2020 1:11 PM
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Is tropical Asia relatively immune to Covid-19?

Is tropical Asia relatively immune to Covid-19? | ASIES | Scoop.it

When Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Panjaitan recently raised the much-debated issue of whether a tropical climate may be Indonesia’s best defense against the fast-spreading coronavirus, critics of the government’s response predictably rolled their eyes

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April 4, 2020 6:16 AM
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The Wuhan coronavirus and its impact on China’s foreign relations

The Wuhan coronavirus and its impact on China’s foreign relations | ASIES | Scoop.it

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has swept through many parts of the world, had infected over 330,000 people globally at the time of writing and caused around 15,000 deaths by 23 March. In Australia, the number of confirmed cases has moved past 1,700, with 37 per cent of those being reported between 21 March and 23 March. This graph below shows the infection rate in Australia.

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April 4, 2020 5:47 AM
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Hong Kong and Singapore are hungry for Australian produce, but why can’t they get it?

Hong Kong and Singapore are hungry for Australian produce, but why can’t they get it? | ASIES | Scoop.it

Australia’s 85,000 farms produce enough food to feed 75 million people – three times its population – but most of it is not leaving the country

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April 4, 2020 5:34 AM
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COVID-19 : We need to change our relationship with animals

COVID-19 : We need to change our relationship with animals | ASIES | Scoop.it

Yes, COVID-19 came from animals. COVID-19 was transmitted from wildlife to humans as a consequence of the sheer number of species sold in “wet” markets. 

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April 4, 2020 5:25 AM
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Coronavirus: India's bailout may not be enough to save economy

Coronavirus: India's bailout may not be enough to save economy | ASIES | Scoop.it

The pandemic has come as a devastating blow to an already slowing economy.

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April 10, 2020 1:48 PM
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Amid curfew, Punjab gears up for Asia’s biggest wheat procurement operation

Amid curfew, Punjab gears up for Asia’s biggest wheat procurement operation | ASIES | Scoop.it

The agriculture state, preparing to procure a bumper yield of 135 lakh metric tonnes, worth Rs 26,000 crore, is working on a model to ensure that the disease does not spread among farmers and villages.

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April 10, 2020 1:43 PM
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China to improve stock market operations

China to improve stock market operations | ASIES | Scoop.it

China’s commercial banks are allowed to participate in treasury bond futures business 

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April 10, 2020 1:35 PM
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South Korea needs to cope with global food shortage

South Korea needs to cope with global food shortage | ASIES | Scoop.it

In its editorial, the paper says that over the long term, lockdowns and travel restrictions risk will cause disruptions in agricultural production due to the unavailability of farm workers, leading to a global food shortage.

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April 10, 2020 1:04 PM
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Competition, the coronavirus, and the weakness of Xi Jinping

Competition, the coronavirus, and the weakness of Xi Jinping | ASIES | Scoop.it

If Xi continues on his current trajectory, eroding the foundations of China’s economic and political power and monopolizing responsibility and control, he will expose the CCP to cataclysmic change. 

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April 8, 2020 2:21 PM
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« La Chine reste un acteur discret dans l’agriculture africaine malgré les nombreuses polémiques » 

« La Chine reste un acteur discret dans l’agriculture africaine malgré les nombreuses polémiques »  | ASIES | Scoop.it

Depuis le début des années 2000, la Chine a placé l’agriculture au rang de priorité dans ses relations avec le continent africain. Cette considération pour le secteur a été réaffirmée à plusieurs reprises durant les différents Forums de coopération Chine-Afrique (FOCAC).  Quelle est la logique de l’intervention chinoise en Afrique ? 

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April 8, 2020 2:17 PM
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Rains bring drought relief and hope to Australian farmers 

Rains bring drought relief and hope to Australian farmers  | ASIES | Scoop.it

Agriculture targets A$100bn sales as it sets its sights on becoming Asia’s ‘food bowl’

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April 7, 2020 1:20 PM
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How can China fulfill its rising meat demand? 

How can China fulfill its rising meat demand?  | ASIES | Scoop.it

Cultivated meat could be a possible solution to satisfy China’s heightened demand.

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April 7, 2020 1:16 PM
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China Plus One Series: Investment opportunities in Thailand

China Plus One Series: Investment opportunities in Thailand | ASIES | Scoop.it

We profile Thailand and its appeal as a key and strategic trading hub in Southeast Asia, especially for foreign investors looking at a China+1 location.

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April 7, 2020 1:08 PM
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Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?

Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India? | ASIES | Scoop.it

India has a robust stockpile of food, but the prolonged lockdown is hurting farmers and labourers.

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April 4, 2020 5:50 AM
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Vietnam : l’exemple à suivre ?

Vietnam : l’exemple à suivre ? | ASIES | Scoop.it

Probablement parmi les pays les plus connus d’Asie du sud-est par les français, le Vietnam est un pays qui a connu un rapide développement économique ces deux dernières décennies. Un développement économique doublé d’une explosion démographique. En 1954, alors que le pays devient indépendant de la France, il compte une trentaine de millions d’habitants… aujourd’hui le Vietnam est un pays à 100 millions d’habitants !

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April 4, 2020 5:38 AM
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Can Asia’s infectious disease-producing wildlife trade be stopped?

Can Asia’s infectious disease-producing wildlife trade be stopped? | ASIES | Scoop.it

Conservationists, animal-rights advocates, health officials, and increasingly, the public, want to see it shut down.

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April 4, 2020 5:29 AM
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How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions

How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions | ASIES | Scoop.it

The loss of mangroves and other coastal habitats has been linked to more frequent and severe flooding in adjacent villages and cities. 

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