Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew preached sustainability – now Source Collections offer Lyocell clothes and Outfyt recycle fishing nets into Econyl fabric STORY Josephine Tee Singaporean slow fashion brand OliveAnkara is one example of the city’s move towards supporting more sustainability in fashion. Photo: OliveAnkara
A sentiment that has taken hold in the Singaporean consumer market is the movement towards making conscious lifestyle choices by selecting brands and services that align with green values. A 2019 DBS survey reported that seven in 10 Singaporeans are open to recycling, swapping or upcycling their clothes to play their part in slowing climate change . With this growing advocacy for zero-waste habits, more home-grown, sustainable fashion brands and services are emerging in Singapore and beyond to grab a share of this newly burgeoning market.
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China’s chip dreams face reality check with Biden’s united front approach and realisation that money can’t buy success Celia Chen/ Yujie Xue/ Sidney Leng No single country or region is capable of delivering everything required in the chip supply chain. Photo: Handout
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Australian miners not to blame for China’s soaring iron ore prices, observers say China imports about 60 per cent of its iron ore from Australia. Photo: AFP
Australian miners should not be blamed for galloping iron ore prices that were likely caused by excessive hot money speculating on iron ore derivatives, analysts say.
The assessment comes after China s top steel mills, including China Baowu Steel Group, and the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) met on Thursday to investigate soaring prices possibly caused by market manipulation that threatened to erode profitability and derail the steel production supply chain. The iron ore market pricing mechanism has failed and steel companies unanimously call on the State Administration for Market Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission to take effective measures . and crack down on possible violations of regulations, CISA said in a statement.
Where to go in 2021 now pandemic has changed travel: not East Asia, according to Lonely Planet, as it picks places and projects making a difference in our fragile world Jamie Carter Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list for 2021 declared Palau “best island” for sustainability – part of a new approach by the guide book publisher to naming best destinations that also factors in diversity and community. Photo: Getty Images
Lonely Planet has unveiled its Best in Travel picks for 2021 - and East Asia is almost nowhere to be seen. Although Asia-Pacific is represented by projects in Australia, New Zealand and Palau, and Jordan in West Asia and Kazakhstan in Central Asia, get a mention, only Cambodia flies the flag for the continent s eastern half.