Posts Tagged ‘Hotspot’
Vietnam Emerges as Regional Hotspot for AI Data Centres Amid Multi-Billion-Dollar Investments
Vietnam is rapidly gaining prominence as a regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as a surge of large-scale data centre investments from both domestic and global corporations takes shape across the country. The wave of capital — amounting to several billions of US dollars — is expected to position Vietnam as one of the…
Read MoreThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Turning Into a ‘Wildlife Hotspot’ — And Scientists Are Worried
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not a solid island of rubbish, but a vast region of ocean where currents concentrate floating plastic into a soup of debris. It sits in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, the huge rotating current system between California and Hawaii, where floating objects get trapped rather than drifting away. A…
Read MoreChinese Cluster Now World’s Top Innovation Hotspot: UN
Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said Monday. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said the Chinese cluster had leapfrogged its Japanese rival in its 2025 Global Innovation Index. The change at the top of the world’s 100 leading innovation clusters was down to…
Read MoreNanjing Massacre Film Set Becomes China School Holiday Hotspot
The sound of machine gun fire rattled around collapsed buildings as schoolchildren eagerly explored the ravaged streets of 1930s Nanjing, delighted to be visiting the set of a Chinese blockbuster about a historic massacre. Slickly produced and star-studded, “Dead to Rights” is set in Nanjing, then China’s capital, during six weeks of mass murder, rape…
Read MoreChina emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hotspot
Coal-based chemical processes are more polluting than ones using traditional petroleum-based feedstocks Published Thu, Aug 21, 2025 · 08:10 AM [BEIJING] A surge of renewable power led to declining emissions in China over the first half of the year, even as a growing chemicals sector becomes a major new source of heat-trapping gases, according to…
Read MorePhilippines Biodiversity Hotspot Pushes Back On Mining
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling’s rice paddy in the Philippines’ Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. “They told us before the start of their operations that it wouldn’t affect us, but the effects are undeniable now,” Tambiling told AFP. “Pangolins, warthogs, birds are disappearing.…
Read MoreSergei Pokrovsky Sheds Light on Why East Texas Is Emerging as the Next Lithium Hotspot
Sergei Pokrovsky ETNR In the global race to secure lithium, a critical component powering electric vehicles and the energy transition, one of the most promising frontiers isn’t just in the deserts of Chile or the salt flats of Argentina. It’s right beneath the pine forests and rolling pastures of East Texas, with the region long…
Read MoreSpanish Tourist Hotspot Malaga To Ban Horse-drawn Carriages
A pair of tourists admire the shimmering Mediterranean from their horse-drawn carriage on the seaside promenade in Spain’s southern port of Malaga — a postcard image whose days are numbered. The city wants to ban horse-drawn carriages from its streets this year to protect the animals after years of criticism of the trade. The decision…
Read MoreChinese, Philippine Ships Collide Near Hotspot Reef In South China Sea
Chinese and Philippine vessels collided on Monday during a confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the two countries said. China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the vital waterway in recent months, including around a warship grounded years ago by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Shoal that hosts…
Read MoreAsia to emerge as hotspot for equity deals as India activity surges
A POSSIBLE revival in initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong after a pickup in Chinese regulatory approvals and a string of mega deals in India are expected to make Asia a bright spot for equity deals in the second half of this year, bankers and analysts said. Despite the extended downturn in Asia IPOs,…
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