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Nestlé Opens Malaysia Plant-Based Factory, Doubles Down On Dairy-Free Foods Across Asia
Nestlé Malaysia, a subsidiary of F&B giant Nestlé, has opened its first plant-based production facility this week, a first in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and one of the only two in the whole of Asia. The CPG!-->…
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Konjac, Millet & Chickpea: 7 Asian Nations Ideally Positioned To Supply Diverse Plant Crops For Global Food Tech Industry
In a new report, the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) has highlighted 14 alternative protein ingredients that could help not only diversify the range crops used in novel plant-based meat products, but also help bolster the!-->…
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Starbucks Rolls Out Plant-Based Options In Asian Markets With Impossible, Beyond & Oatly
Global coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it is adding new plant-based items on its menus across Asia this month, including products made with leading plant-based brands such as Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat and Oatly. The!-->…
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Top 3 Vegan-Friendly Travel Destinations In The World Are Here In Asia
In a new Global Vegan Index by travel agency Hotelfollower, Asian destinations took the top spots for vegans who wish to explore the world. The top 3 countries in the ranking include Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan, while Malaysia and!-->…
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#PlantPatties: The 40 Best Vegan Burgers In Asia
Who doesn’t love burgers? No one, that's who. But here at Green Queen, we're partial to plant-based patties. We curated a list of the best vegan burgers in Asia, so you can eat your way across the region with fries and ketchup. Our list!-->…
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Indonesia Fires Cost The Country At Least US$5.2 Billion, Says World Bank
Land and forest fires have blanketed Indonesian forests for months on end, and the World Bank predicts in a new analysis that it will cost the country at least US$5.2 billion in economic losses and damage this year. Half of the predicted!-->…
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Indonesian Fires & The Climate Crisis: Can We Realistically Boycott Palm Oil?
Palm oil is the world’s most versatile vegetable oil. It is present in virtually every consumer product category, from beauty and cosmetics to food and the very material used to construct home furniture. However, global demand for the palm!-->…
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Landmark PET Report: Southeast Asia Plastic Crisis Result Of Government Inaction
A major report about plastic bottle recycling in the Southeast Asian region reveals the severity of the waste crisis facing countries that simply do not have the adequate infrastructure for collection with hundreds of millions of dollars!-->…
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Southeast Asia Snare Crisis: Illegal Hunting Bigger Threat To Biodiversity Than Forest Logging
A new study, conducted by conservationists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other environmental organisations, has found that illegal snares are a more severe threat to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity than degradation caused by forest!-->…
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UN Chief António Guterres: Asia Must Quit “Addiction” To Coal Now
In a speech in Bangkok, Thailand last Saturday, United Nations Chief Secretary António Guterres described climate change as the “defining issue of our time,” and that Asia must be on the “front line” to fight it by eliminating fossil!-->…
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Phuture Foods Joins Fight Against Pork Meat With Asia-Focused Plant-Based Alternative
Malaysian-Hong Kong food tech startup Phuture Foods will launch a vegan pork meat alternative in Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asian destinations in the coming months. The company is eyeing the Asian market especially given the recent!-->…
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IN PHOTOS: Student Climate Strikes Sweep Across Asia – As It Happened
Youth in Asia and the Pacific went on strike for the planet this past Friday September 20 2019, part of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg 'Fridays For Future' campaign, to demand climate justice. Millions took to the!-->…
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Student Climate Strikes Across Asia: “There Is No Planet B”
For months, millions of young climate activists around the world have been taking to the streets on Fridays to demand governmental action on our planet’s most urgent issue: climate change. Ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit,!-->…
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Asia Climate Outlook Bleak: Population Boom, Rapid Urbanisation & Lack Of Leadership Underpins Crisis
As part of our Covering Climate Now week-long series, we are focusing on the climate crisis in Asia. As we reported earlier this week, Asia and the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to the most destructive effects of climate change.!-->…
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Covering Climate Now – Climate Change To Hit Asia The Hardest
While the effects of climate change will undoubtedly be felt all around the world, it will have the most devastating impact on Asia and the Pacific, home to roughly 60% of the global population. Extreme weather events, such as prolonged!-->…
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Covering Climate Now – Indonesian Fires: At Least 30 Million People Breathing Toxic Haze
In August, while social media channels were ablaze (!) with anger over the Amazonian rainforest wildfires, we reported on the fires engulfing forests right at our doorstep in Southeast Asia. These fires, predominantly located within the!-->…
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Bulk Buy: Asia’s Best Zero Waste Packaging-Free Grocery Shops
It's seriously time to break up with packaging. It's unnecessary, wasteful and there are now so many packaging-free shops that you actually can live without it. When we realised how many zero-waste bulk buy shops had popped up across Asia,!-->…
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Love Them Or Hate Them, There’s No Denying: Mooncakes Are Seriously Wasteful
Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays of the Chinese calendar, and at the center of this special time is the gifting of the mooncake. In Chinese culture, mooncakes are enjoyed between families and friends, and presented!-->…
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Beyond Amazonia: Southeast Asia Is On Fire- Why Aren’t You Talking About It?
Ever since the hashtag #prayforamazonia became a global Twitter trend this week, there has been a renewed interest in and awareness of the deforestation of the Amazon in relation to climate change. Commentators from all over are suddenly!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Kuala Lumpur
Eating plant-based and doing some traveling? We got you covered. Kuala Lumpur is home to some seriously delicious plant-based food (hello laksa, rendang and lemang!) and many veggie restaurants, but we're here to save you time and make it!-->…
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I Quit Waste: Privileged Veganism & The Fetishization of Native Foods
Banana Blossom Fish & Chips? No thank you, says Columnist Smita J.
Editor's Update: This piece has ignited much discussion, which we are thrilled about. In one such discussion, a friendly soul pointed out to that it could be read!-->!-->!-->…
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