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A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global “polymer premium” – or plastic tax – to be placed on every tonne of newly manufactured plastics. A tax like this could form part of the Global Plastic Treaty being hammered out right now in Busan,…

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024

How theatre, music and film are helping us unlock new solutions to the world’s plastics problem

Member states of the UN environment assembly are meeting this week in Busan, South Korea to discuss the details of a global plastics treaty for the fifth, and hopefully final, time. Negotiations can be difficult, monotonous, and often go around in circles. The talks can go on for more than…

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024

‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate crisis

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

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France leads charge in UN talks to tackle global plastic pollution crisis

A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The ‘high ambition coalition' – which includes France – will be fighting for a legally binding framework that will definitively curtail global plastic…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 25, 2024

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024

Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea, for talks to agree a global plastic pollution treaty.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024

'Moment Of Truth' For World-first Plastic Pollution Treaty

Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem.

International Business Times · Nov 22, 2024

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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters

On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed, spread over meetings in Peru, France, Kenya and…

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024

Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says

Analysis lays bare huge challenge of mismanaged waste on eve of UN plastic treaty talks in Busan

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Hyundai and Vitra Design Museum explore plastic's past, present and future in new exhibition

Currently on show at Hyundai Motorstudio Busan, anexhibition collaboration with the Vitra Design Museum puts the past, present and future of plastic in the spotlight

Wallpaper · Nov 7, 2024

Countdown To Busan: Is A Plastic Pollution Treaty In Reach?

Negotiators meet in less than a month to agree on the world's first treaty to end plastic pollution, but countries remain so far apart that a deal may prove impossible.

International Business Times · Oct 29, 2024

Busan Chicken branches out to inner-city hub

Authentic Korean fried chicken and a cold beer? Yes please!

Newcastle Herald · Oct 23, 2024

Governments have just 5 weeks to end plastic pollution. A global, binding treaty is the only solution

Dame Ellen MacArthur-Christiana Figueres: The negotiations in Busan are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the root causes of plastic pollution.

Fortune · Oct 21, 2024

Lee Sun-Kyun Honored At Busan International Film Festival

Busan International Film Festival pays tribute to Lee Sun-kyun with a Special Program showcasing his works and awarding him the Korea Cinema Award.

Train to Busan director lines up his next horror movie – and it's going to be his first in the English language

Yeon Sang-ho will be back for more blood-soaked mayhem

Exploring The Top 10 Film Festivals Worldwide

Explore the top 10 film festivals globally, from Cannes to Busan, showcasing diverse international films.

The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2024

‘Only in Rio’: South Korea’s ambassador to Brazil is an unlikely samba star

Lim Ki-mo first heard Brazilian music 50 years ago in his home town of Busan; now his consular crooning marks a triumph of soft power

WhatToWatch · Feb 28, 2024

A Killer Paradox episode 5 recap: Jang searches for Lee

A Killer Paradox episode 5 follows Lee as he moves to Busan under a false name.

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The Times of India · Feb 28, 2024

Pleased with Busan showing, Manika Batra dreams of something special at Paris Olympics

MUMBAI: It hits you as to just how much Indian table tennis has progressed in recent years as you hear Manika Batra express regret over the women's team narrowly failing to beat heavyweights China in the just concluded ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships in Busan.

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2024

Indian men, women lose in pre-quarterfinals of World TT but likely to qualify for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: The Indian men's and women's teams on Wednesday faced defeats in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea. The women's team, led by Manika Batra, lost 1-3 to Chinese Taipei, while the men's team was defeated 0-3 by South Korea for the second…

The Times of India · Feb 20, 2024

World Table Tennis Championships: Indian women's team progresses to knock-out phase with win over Spain

NEW DELHI: In a dramatic turnaround, the Indian women's table tennis team secured a spot in the knock-out phase of the World Table Tennis Team Championships in Busan.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2024

Indian men's team beats Chile 3-0 in World Table Tennis Team Championships opener

NEW DELHI: India's men's table tennis team started their World Table Tennis Team Championships campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Chile in Busan, Korea on Saturday.

TechRadar · Feb 15, 2024

World Team Table Tennis Championships live stream: watch Busan 2024 for FREE online, Day 4

Here's how to watch 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships live stream from anywhere in the UK, US, China, India and beyond. Free streams, schedule, dates.

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

Man accused of stabbing a South Korean politician wanted to stop him becoming president, police say

South Korean police say the man accused of stabbing South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck told investigators that he wanted to kill him to prevent him from becoming the country’s president

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024

Stabbed S. Korean Opposition Leader Calls For 'End To Warlike Politics'

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was stabbed in the neck by a man pretending to be a supporter, called for an "end to warlike politics" as he was discharged from hospital Wednesday.

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