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...“Many thought Ka Yi and I were crazy for leaving behind well-paid jobs to do this,” Sriram told Nikkei Asia at a meeting in Tokyo....
...But many experts say they generally do a good job of preventing Covid’s most severe consequences....
...ICBC, the Chinese commercial bank, and state utility Southern Grid are in discussions to take over financing for the 2GW Vinh Tan 3 power plant after Mitsubishi Corp withdrew over climate change concerns...
...But what exactly do these pledges entail? And how effective are they in the fight against global warming?...
...Authorities faced rare public protests in 2015 against air pollution and ash generated by the Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant in Binh Thuan Province....
...The amount of plastic waste that does get recycled is negligible, and mostly handled in villages that do not tend to abide by any regulatory or environmental standards....
...“We will do our best to keep up the schedule,” he told the Nikkei Asian Review in mid-November....
...“Lots to do or nothing at all.”...
...“What we want to do is move from being the site where people say, ‘I’m going to Paris so I’m going to Airbnb’, to saying, ‘I’m going to Paris, what am I going to do when I get to Paris?’...
...In his 20 years as a Hanoi taxi driver, Pham Van Vinh has learnt to negotiate the chaotic streets of Vietnam’s capital and the demands of its avaricious traffic police....
...It does not affect their ability to do business but it does take up “a lot of time and effort”, he adds....
...“We do recognise that many countries tend to come up with such dream projects,” said Ayumi Konishi, the Asian Development Bank’s representative in Hanoi. “But there should be careful planning.”...
...Phan Thanh Vinh, aged 44, with a hammer....
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