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Planning a holiday in Bali? Here are the dos and don’ts
Some tourists have run afoul of the laws in Bali.
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He is one of just 350 US students in China, in a sign of how US-China tensions have frayed ties
The loss in human connections from such a decoupled relationship is clear.
‘There is increasingly no space to manoeuvre’: Foreign NGOs in China feel the squeeze
They say they have been finding it increasingly tough to operate in China as tensions with the US continue to rise.
An aromatic dip into India’s historic perfume-making city
A new generation of perfumers in Kannauj are trying to carve out a new identity for the products.

Two new books urge more nuance, understanding of China and Taiwan
There is potentially a failure by the US to understand a different cultural, Dr Keyu Jin said.
Climate Change
Humans have blown past key limits for earth’s stability, scientists say
They suggest using biodiversity metrics to limit the destruction of species and ecosystems.
Global additions of renewable power capacity to rise by a third in 2023: IEA
The world is set to add a record-breaking amount of renewables to electricity systems.
Nations who pledged to fight climate change are sending money to strange places
There are no official guidelines for what activities count as climate finance.
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COE’s impact on Singapore society
As more are priced out of owning cars, will the cost of vehicle-sharing services rise and be passed on to those who use them?