Goals are set to bring us to a desired result or future. People involved in the goal-setting collectively commit to working towards the achievement of these goals. This was what happened in September 2015 when the United Nations brought world leaders together to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals. Reeling from the success of the eight...
Hong Kong is a foodie paradise. That is Hong Kong’s best come on for me ever since I moved here more than a couple of years ago. Dubbed as the “World’s Food Fair”, the food choices will definitely astound anyone who visits. Hong Kong is known mostly for its meat and seafood dishes – roast...
In the midst of this pandemic, the race to the White House has begun and the whole world is watching given the results of the 2020 U.S. elections will have an economic and environmental impact on the rest of the world. The stakes at the moment could not be any higher – international trade, security...
The world has been so focused on COVID-19 over the past few months that we seemed to have forgotten another alarming global issue – hunger. In 2019, almost 690 million people went hungry, demonstrating the chronic problem of hunger that shot up by 60 million from five years prior. And now, the COVID-19 pandemic has...
In the more than two years I have been living in Hong Kong, the pockets of green dotting the city have served as a balm to my soul amidst my usually very busy life. With the stresses of COVID-19, it has become even more of a refuge. To most of the world, Hong Kong is...
How many times have well-meaning family and friends said to you, Breathe; take a break. And how many times have these words of wisdom fallen on deaf ears as you continue forward trying to set a new record pace in your life? Now many of us will identify with ‘being busy’; with our jobs, our...
Pause. The world was virtually at a standstill over the last couple months as countries imposed lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Non-essential businesses, establishments, and transportation were put on halt and people were told to stay at home. With the pandemic restrictions, the environment was also given a reprieve – our cities...
Hong Kong: On May 5 2020, the Hong Kong government announced that it would be distributing special reusable face masks to all residents – free of charge. “This [CuMask] mask can filter viruses,” Edwin Keh, CEO of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel which developed the specific mask, said in an interview....
No country was sufficiently prepared with the onslaught of the pandemic that is COVID-19. Months after it was first detected, countries and governments are still reeling in the midst of the devastation it created. However, as COVID-19 brings additional challenges every single day, the resolve of the world to stay on top of the situation...
The world is at a standstill. Most establishments are closed, movement is restricted, and people are asked to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19, the global pandemic that has affected over a million individuals all over the world and claimed nearly 60,000 lives. Unfortunately, the number of confirmed cases continues to go up,...
Everyday, the headlines are dire. All we see on our TV screens, and read or watch from online feeds are lockdowns, rising statistics of confirmed cases and deaths — all because of COVID-19. As of this writing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic. This disease and its massive rate of infection have...
Southeast Asia has often received flak and a bad reputation when it comes to environmental sustainability. In the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019 released by the World Economic Forum, Southeast Asia, as a bloc, got a score of 3.8 out of 7 on factors that contribute to environmental sustainability. Given that the region is...