Genetically engineered mosquitoes developed by British biotech firm Oxitec as an approach to controlling dengue fever have been caught up in controversy since 6,000 of them were deliberately released to an uninhabited forest in Malaysia in a trial in December 2010. [More]
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Feed SubscriptionRoad Trip! Founders Of YouTube, LinkedIn, And Others Tackle Brain Drain In Malaysia
Startup Malaysia brought Silicon Valley ideas to the tropical shores to encourage entrepreneurship--and hear a little local hip-hop. Jawed Karim, cofounder of YouTube, Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList, Konstantin Guericke, cofounder of LinkedIn, and Saad Khan, a partner at CMEA investments, took a trip to Malaysia last week. And they weren’t there to splash in tropical waters
Read More »Sneak Peek: Chateau Spa & Organic Wellness Resort
In a medieval-inspired castle in Malaysia’s Berjaya Hills, the Chateau Spa and Organic Wellness Resort opened its 210 rooms and suites on July 11.
Read More »All Aboard: China’s Next Export Is A Trans-Asian High-Speed Railway
China has a grand plan to extend its high-speed rail infrastructure to its neighbors. First stop: Laos. For all of its grand ambitions, China has had some problems implementing high-speed rail--severe safety issues, construction fraud, and lack of ridership are just some of the issue the country has had to deal with recently.
Read More »Australia,Fiji,Indonesia,Malaysia,Maldives,Myanmar (Burma),New Caledonia,Seychelles,Tahiti,Thailand|: Selected Asia destinations – 5% Boatbookings…
Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Seychelles, Maldives, Indonesia, Australia, New Caledonia, Tahiti and Fiji, Boatbookings will offer a further 5% discount on the charter fee, on top of any owners/operators discounts, for charters of 8 days or longer
Read More »China Gears Up To Export Nuclear Technology
Still panicked after the Fukushima disaster? China's not: They're sending nuclear technology to everyone--even Pakistan.
Read More »The Top 16 Schools for Green MBAs, Revealed
Looking to capitalize on the growing wave of excitement over all things green? Consider attending a green MBA program. Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine just released their first rankings of the top 16 green MBA programs in the U.S.--a list that includes perennial favorites like Columbia University, Duke University, Stanford University, and New York University
Read More »Biofuel-Harvesting Palm Oil Plantations Drive CO2 Levels Higher
As worldwide demand for both food and biofuels increases, so does the the demand for palm oil, which can be used for both food and biofuel production. But while biofuels may cut down on CO2 emissions compared to petroleum, palm oil plantations have the nasty effect of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere--and the problem is only getting worse, according to a study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the National University of Singapore.
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