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How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape

Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the second of a three-part series, Victoria Bela looks at how Kazakhstan is adopting China’s green tech and expertise to fight desertification, restore ecosystems and decarbonise industries. Read the first part here. Across the sweeping plains of Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region, construction began last month on a...

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Can middle powers restore the international order? Think again

Recent articles in an Asia-focused international policy forum suggest that states such as Australia, Canada and South Korea can join up with other middle powers to secure the maritime order and restore the liberal international order. While well meaning and encouraging, the unfortunate truth is that these tasks are beyond the capacity of middle powers. The smartest ones won’t even try. Maritime security has transformed from a permissive environment dominated by uncontested naval supremacy into a...

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Milan restores 19th century bull mosaic’s testicles to former glory

Worn down by thousands of passers-by honouring an unusual tradition, a floor mosaic of an anatomically detailed bull in one of Milan’s grand arcades is getting a sensitive makeover. Legend has it that grinding one’s heel on the mosaic bull’s testicles at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II guarantees a return one day to the city. “Because of constant pirouettes on the heel made by tourists visiting Milan, the pink tesserae that make up its testicles have been worn down, forming a small crater,”...

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Solar, so good: Hong Kong’s new landfill-based plant can power 360 homes

Hong Kong has launched a new solar farm built on restored landfill in Tseung Kwan O, that aims to cut carbon emissions by an amount equivalent to planting about 20,000 trees each year. Jointly developed by environmental services firm Veolia and developers Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) and Citic Pacific, with government support, the facility at South East New Territories Landfill features around 1,850 solar panels spanning 140,000 square feet. Supported by the Environment and Ecology Bureau and...

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Iran restores partial internet access after record months-long blackout

Iran started restoring access to the internet – a sign that the longest shutdown of its kind in history is easing amid a diplomatic push to end the war with the US. Monitoring group NetBlocks said there was a “partial restoration” on Tuesday after 88 days of near-total blackout on the national network, showing connectivity had risen from close to zero to around 35 per cent of typical levels. “In line with the esteemed President’s mission and in fulfilment of the government’s promise, the first...

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How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape

Can middle powers restore the international order? Think again

Milan restores 19th century bull mosaic’s testicles to former glory

Solar, so good: Hong Kong’s new landfill-based plant can power 360 homes

Iran restores partial internet access after record months-long blackout