Opinion / #energy security
Competition for critical minerals is heating up, with China's rare earth curbs in retaliation for tariffs from the United States in the spotlight. Effective resource diplomacy will require countries to exercise sensitivity and foresight.
Vietnam’s renewed ambition of developing nuclear power plants to fuel its industrialisation drive – supported by strong elite consensus – faces several obstacles, including an unrealistic timeline and financial challenges.
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Pulling Hanoi from the pollution precipice
Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation.
China pursued their low-carbon agenda not in response to climate change, but because of its own energy insecurity.
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