North Korea

Study shows that firms issuing green bonds are better at tackling carbon emissions

New analysis by the Bank for International Settlements shows that companies who issue green bonds are better at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is especially true in sectors with high levels of pollution. The study, published on Tuesday, evaluated the impact of the green bond market which is a near $3 trillion market where companies raise money for projects to limit climate change and benefit the environment. The study found that the total emissions of green bonds issued in the four-year period following issuance fell by over 10%. Emissions per unit of revenue, a measure for emissions intensity, also dropped

Environment

Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight

South Korea's Yoon, Malaysia's Anwar agree to comply in defence, minerals

South Korea and Malaysia signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate in supplying vital minerals from Malaysia's reserves and to improve cooperation in the defence market as the Southeast Asian country seeks to upgrade its air force jets. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim likewise shared their commitment at a summit to conclude an open market arrangement by next year, which would consist of extra locations such as services, investment, and green energy, Yoon's workplace stated. South Korea welcomed ongoing interest from Malaysia as it embarks on a job to change light fighter jets,

Fossil Fuels

Satellite imagery shows North Korea oil imports from Russia top U.N. limits, report states

Satellite imagery indicates North Korea oil imports from Russia leading U.N. limitations, report states

North Korea has likely received more than 1 million barrels of oil from Russia over an eightmonth duration this year in breach of U.N. sanctions, according to an analysis of satellite images released on Friday by UKbased Open Source Centre and the BBC. North Korean oil tankers have actually made more than 40 visits to Russia's Far Eastern port of Vostochny considering that March, the report on the research study group Open Source Centre's website said. Dozens of high-resolution satellite images, AIS (Automatic. Identification System) data and images released by maritime. patrol missions tasked with keeping track of North Korea's.

North Korea

North Korea says border systems on standby to shoot in the middle of drones conflict

North Korea's artillery near the border with South Korea have actually been bought to be prepared to fire in the middle of frictions over drones that Pyongyang states are being flown over the frontier, state media mentioned the government as saying on Sunday. Some defectors and activists in South Korea fly aid parcels into the North and drop leaflets criticising leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has actually blamed the South Korean military for the practice. It has also been drifting balloons with garbage into the South in reprisal. North Korean state news firm KCNA estimated the defence ministry's representative

Philippines, South Korea enhance defence cooperation, upgrades ties to tactical partnership