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  World Bank’s China exit could lead to ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist

  World Bank’s planned phase‑out of lending to China by 2031 removes a major, reliable borrower, risking a smaller …

  World Bank’s China exit could lead to ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist
• News / Cities

  As Pakistan’s monsoon arrives, people with HIV worry

  Scarred by the devastating 2025 floods, people with HIV are increasingly vulnerable.

  As Pakistan’s monsoon arrives, people with HIV worry
• Opinion / Manufacturing

  The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

  Southeast Asian countries face two dilemmas in the Sino-US AI chip war: aligning their technology stacks with either …

  The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma
• News / Policy & Finance

  South Korea to spend US$30 million on AI-powered environmental technologies

  Government-backed programme will support 17 projects, including tools to cut building energy costs, predict sinkholes and detect indoor …

  South Korea to spend US$30 million on AI-powered environmental technologies
• News / Policy & Finance

  Iran’s scientists face growing isolation amid war

  The war in Iran has hindered scientific research, making the long-running isolation of Iranian scientists more apparent.

  Iran’s scientists face growing isolation amid war
• News / Carbon & Climate

  Illegal timber from Cambodia and Laos bypasses Vietnam safeguards: report

  A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals persistent trafficking of illegal timber from Cambodia and …

  Illegal timber from Cambodia and Laos bypasses Vietnam safeguards: report