#Japan will soon release #Fukushima #radioactive water into the #ocean. How worried should we be?

Some have cast doubt on the #IAEA’s findings, with China recently arguing that the group’s assessment “is not proof of the legality and legitimacy” of Fukushima’s wastewater release.

By Jessie Yeung, Mayumi Maruyama and Emiko Jozuka, July 5, 2023

"Robert H. Richmond, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of #Hawaii at Manoa, is among a group of international scientists working with the #PacificIslandForum to assess the wastewater release plan – including visits to the Fukushima site, and meetings with TEPCO, Japanese authorities and the IAEA. After reviewing the details of the plan, Richmond called it 'ill-advised' and premature.

"One concern is that diluting the wastewater might not be enough to reduce its impact on marine life. #Pollutants like tritium can pass through various levels of the #FoodChain – including plants, animals, and bacteria – and be '#bioaccumulated,' meaning they will build up in the marine #ecosystem, he said.

"He added that the world’s oceans are already under stress from #ClimateChange, ocean #acidification, #overfishing and #pollution. The last thing it needs is to be treated like a 'dumping ground,' he said.

"And the potential risks won’t just affect the #AsiaPacific region. One 2012 study found evidence that bluefin #tuna had transported #radionuclides – radioactive isotopes like the ones in #nuclear #wastewater – from Fukushima across the Pacific to California."

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/04/asia/japan-fukushima-wastewater-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html

#NoDumping #FukushimaWater #TEPCOLies #PacificOcean #WaterIsLife #Corporatism #Corruption #JapanGovernment

There is opportunity for a stronger Japan-EU cooperation https://www.euractiv.com/section/asia-pacific/opinion/there-is-opportunity-for-a-stronger-japan-eu-cooperation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AsiaPacific

Entropica Labs, Atom Computing Announce Strategic Partnership https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356022 #Quantum_Computing_Business #AsiaPacific #atom_computing #Entropica_Labs #Rob_Hays #Strategic_Partnership #Tommaso_Demarie #quantumdaily Insider Brief Entropica Labs announced a strategic partnership with Atom Computing. Entropica Labs is a quantum software development company and Atom Computing is a atomic array quantum computing startup. The partnership will allow the teams to collaborate on

Beyond Limits and IQM Quantum Computers Forge Strategic Partnership to Power Quantum AI Growth in Asia Pacific https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2355823 #Quantum_Computing_Business #AI #APAC #AsiaPacific #Beyond_Limits #IQM_Quantum_Computers #Juha_Vartiainen #Malaysia #quantum_AI #Raghunath_Koduvayur #Singapore #quantumdaily Insider Brief Beyond Limits and IQM Quantum Computers signed an agreement to drive the advancement of quantum AI technology within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The agreem

The Future of Work Gains Momentum in APeJ https://buff.ly/3Cod7DL - #DistributedWorkforce #FlexibleWorking #AsiaPacific #trends - "IDC expects APeJ FoW spending to grow at a year-over-year rate of 19.9 percent in 2023 compared to 21.5 percent in 2022."

RT @INFFplatform: 🌏The #INFF #AsiaPacific knowledge exchange has begun! Opening remarks by
@C_Bahuet, @UNDPasiapac
Natalia Aristizabal Mora, @UNDESA
Sara Rezoagli, @EUinThailand
@tombeloe, @UNDP_SDGFinance moderates

📺https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH2vfg7ovIc https://t.co/r6oGwMLRNp

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUinThailand/status/1668091978699997184

Asia Pacific's FSI sector sees major surge - with 43 of Asia Banker’s top 100 digital banks emerging from the region, according to Boomi's David Irecki, in my interview for @DisruptiveAsia.

https://disruptive.asia/asias-banks-modernising-stay-competitive/

@myTMgroup
#unifi
@TM_One
#Malaysia #DigitalTransformation #financial #fintech #digital #banks #FSI #telecoms #Asia #AsiaPacific #disruption #IT

According to the International Data Corp (IDC), the Asia Pacific region's semiconductor fabless market size decreased by 6.5% in 2022 compared to 2021 due to a mix of factors, including geopolitical situations, high inflationary pressures, and unstable demand. This also ended the trend of rising Integrated Circuit (IC) prices. Chinese companies were... https://backendnews.net/idc-microchip-firms-lose-growth-momentum-due-to-economic-uncertainty/ #Microchip #AsiaPacific #IDC #softcorpremium

GÉANT is delighted to announce that the EC-Funded #GN5-#IC1 project marked its first major achievement, with the successful implementation of a new 100Gbps link between GÉANT’s pan-European #Research and #Education #network and #Singapore.

This is a fundamental step in GN5-IC1 plans to reinforce GÉANT’s #intercontinental #connectivity with the #AsiaPacific, an area already accounting for almost 20% of all GÉANT’s intercontinental traffic and registering growing demand 👉 https://connect.geant.org/2023/06/01/gn5-ic1-project-celebrates-implementation-of-geants-new-connectivity-with-singapore

🙌We invite you to check the upgraded @switchasia website🌐.

Do you have an interest in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in #AsiaPacific and beyond♻️?

Visit👉 https://switch-asia.eu

@EU_Partnerships
RT @switchasia: 🚀 Big News! Our upgraded @switchasia Website is Live! 🌐Get ready to: 🌏 Learn about our presence in Asia-Pacific and beyond ♻️ Explore our diverse portfolio of SCP projects ✨ Stay updated with our latest news, events, and knowledge. Visit us …

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/capacity4dev/status/1661625060187070465

On the verge of a digital banking revolution in the Philippines

Check it out! 👇
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/on-the-verge-of-a-digital-banking-revolution-in-the-philippines

#DigitalStrategyAndOrganization #AsiaPacific #Banking #InsightsOnFinancialServices

Government budgets realise the rights & determine the well-being and development of #children. @EUinThailand @UNICEF_EAPRO & @UNICEFROSA are joining hands to protect social sector spending for children in #AsiaPacific, including Malaysia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jio3EOnwffM

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUinMalaysia/status/1653324474983362560

Digital Talent Demand Exceeds Supply in Asia-Pac https://buff.ly/40N6Vz2 - #DigitalGrowth2023 #AsiaPacific #CHRO #CIO - "Hybrid Work has emerged as the dominant enterprise operational model over the last few years, bringing with it new and elevated employee expectations."

Government budgets realise the rights & determine the well-being and development of #children.

@EUinThailand @UNICEF_EAPRO & @UNICEFROSA are joining hands to protect social sector spending for children in #AsiaPacific. 👦👧

For more, visit 👇https://www.unicef.org/eap/stories/where-fiscal-space-children

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUinThailand/status/1650437417168453636

#Globa #riceshortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years #FoodInsecurity https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/19/global-rice-shortage-is-set-to-be-the-largest-in-20-years-heres-why.html #AsiaPacific in consumes 90% of the world’s rice.

How multinationals can capture the Chinese growth opportunity

Check it out! 👇
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/future-of-asia-podcasts/how-multinationals-can-capture-the-chinese-growth-opportunity

#Growth #ManagingInUncertainty #Leadership #AsiaPacific #FutureOfAsiaPodcasts

US feared Ukraine could fall ‘well short’ in spring counter-offensive, leaks reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/us-ukraine-counter-offensive-pentagon-leaks-reveal #VolodymyrZelenskiy #USforeignpolicy #VladimirPutin #AsiaPacific #USmilitary #SouthKorea #Worldnews #JoeBiden #Ukraine #Hungary #USnews #Russia #Europe

Four steps to success for new CEOs

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https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/four-steps-to-success-for-new-ceos

#Growth #ManagingInUncertainty #Leadership #AsiaPacific #FutureOfAsia

Also: this year’s #AAE #Lantau50 on 9-Dec-2023 clashes with #ThailandByUTMB, so there’s a clear alternative for those HK trailrunners not fussed about (qualifying for) the 2024 UTMB…
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We moved here.
Royal Park Rajapruek,
Chiang Mai, Thailand

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#การกีฬาแห่งประเทศไทย
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#byUTMB
#ThailandByUTMB
#WeAreMajor
#UTMBWorldSeries
#AsiaPacific…
https://twitter.com/DI_TH_byUTMB/status/1644278556288233473

How KB Financial Group navigates and curates banking

Check it out! 👇
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/how-kb-financial-group-navigates-and-curates-banking

#Innovation #CorporateFinance #AsiaPacific #Banking #InsightsOnFinancialServices