Climate change threat is more than a storm in Vietnam’s coffee cup
Trouble is brewing for drinkers of coffee, one of the world’s most traded commodities, as climate change affects farmers, reshaping production patterns.
Genevieve DonnellonMay in asian news
China and Australia can team up to boost Asean’s energy transition
Almost all countries in the region have committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions, and electrifying the end-user sectors, including transport, is a crucial strategy in this effort.
How more Asean-China agricultural trade could reshape regional, global markets
Two-way agricultural trade is booming. Between 2000 and 2022, the volume of Chinese agricultural exports to Asean countries skyrocketed from US$1.52 billion to US$61 billion, making China the economic bloc’s largest source of imports.
Food fight: Russia’s ‘grain diplomacy’ reshaping global markets
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “grain diplomacy” continues to cause headaches for the European Union while potentially reshaping global trade dynamics and markets more in Moscow’s favor.
Asia feels the pinch of growing ‘food chokepoints’
In recent years, global food security has suffered from overlapping crises caused by conflicts, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in severe food supply disruptions.