Authors of a study of 9,200 Asia-Pacific companies say climate action is becoming "an essential financial strategy" for businesses, which lowers risks and yields tangible benefits

US product safety officials are seeking an investigation into "deadly baby and toddler products" reportedly being sold on the Chinese websites

Putin got the red carpet treatment on Tuesday, despite Ukraine calling for his arrest under a warrant from the International Criminal Court

Concern is rising over surging water consumption by data centres, as well Big Tech's use of carbon offsets to write off emissions, and plans for a rejig of offset rules

Government policies favouring narrow areas of science and technology are worsening the job prospects of millions of young people, critics say

China has increased its lead in 64 critical technologies, while India is emerging as a key centre of global research innovation, a new report says

Rand Corporation authors interviewed dozens of AI experts on how to overcome the 80% failure rate estimated for AI projects

The rapid transition to renewable energy sources, notably solar power, continued in 2023 and the first half of 2024, new reports say

Houthi rebels have said they'll allow salvage crews to tow the tanker – laden with 1 million barrels of oil – to try to avoid an environmental catastrophe if its massive cargo leaks into the Red Sea

Only a small portion of a $42-billion lending scheme announced in May to resuscitate the country's housing sector has been utilized

US Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with President Xi after rare meeting with key military officer and others in a bid to ease tensions on a range of thorny issues

US tech giant is keen to build a large data centre near Ho Chi Minh City, as it has a many domestic and foreign cloud service clients in the country