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Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen
Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries. "We have ...
- January 2, 2020
Fabric of success: How 'lotus silk' is weaving its way into Vietnam
Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread. Her great-aunt made and sold traditional silk to the French ...
- August 29, 2020
Locsin nixes SCS push with UN: Says PH could lose gains of sea award by raising issue with world body
The Philippines could lose the gains it achieved in the international arbitral ruling on the South China Sea should it push raising the issue before the United Nations General Assembly next month, Foreign Secretary Teodoro ...
- August 30, 2020
In the Alps, white caviar offers and exclusive alternative
In his waders, Stefan Astner checks on the albino sturgeon: Almost two decades after they hatched, they’re ready to be gutted for their caviar to be shipped out for New Year’s celebrations. “The fish have already been ...
- December 31, 2020
Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbor―a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia’s rock lobster ...
- December 28, 2020
US warship tests ‘freedom’ at sea
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, challenging China’s claim to the area, the Navy has said. The USS Barry undertook the so-called “freedom of navigation ...
- May 1, 2020
Protesters defy warning, hold ‘Grand Mañanita’ rally at UP
In a related development, the militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, which joined the protesters, said: “We fight for our right to rally. Not even a threat from the police will ...
- June 13, 2020
ASG abducts 5 Indonesian fishermen, lets 3 other go
Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Indonesia’s foreign ministry ...
- January 22, 2020
US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China
An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ...
- December 24, 2020
Indonesia detains Viet fishing boats
Indonesia says it has detained dozens of crew from Vietnamese boats fishing illegally in waters that were the scene of a diplomatic spat with China earlier this year. The maritime ministry said five fishing boats and some ...
- March 6, 2020