A study co-led by Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), and Ginbert CUATON, PhD student at ENVR, reviewing rice research in Indonesia and the Philippines over the past two decades. It was revealed that PhilRice, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture in Philippines, contributed papers on a wide range of topics and helped in enabling the institute to push for the rice research for development agenda.

In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she expressed her opinions on the need for Hong Kong to get creative on delivering cheaper, carbon-free energy to meet its 2050 targets amid rising electricity bills.

In an interview with Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), he talked about metaHKUST’s development and how it could allow students from both campuses to interact beyond the geographical boundaries. He expected that the application of Metaverse and related tech in teaching and learning will be expanded, for example, students' academic transcripts may be issued using NFT.

Melody Li, a Year 1 student studying Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT), was featured at the interview by HK01 to share her successful admission experience through the School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS).

In an article on COVID mortality in Russia, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that while national figures show that excess mortality in Russia is perhaps among the highest in the world, there is a wide degree of regional variation that deserves further analysis.

In an article on the Sino-Canadian economic relations, Prof. Edwin LAI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), said that maybe the Canadian officials follow US President Joe BIDEN more than his predecessor Donald TRUMP because Trump was considered more extreme.

During China Time 2022 held in Hamburg, experts including Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), will discuss topics such as Sino-EU climate cooperation, green technologies and zero-carbon city.

In an article on China's combat against COVID-19, Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that China is now facing a dual challenge – the population hasn't been exposed to the COVID-19 virus, and the population hasn't been exposed to the idea that the virus is here to stay.

In an article on GBA’s green finance development, Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), said she expected GBA to be the fertile soil for the development of green industry since companies are shifting from merely meeting the compliance obligations to seeing incentives for profit making.

In an article on the resumption of US-China climate dialogue, Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that before the suspension of US-China climate talks, the two nations had many exchanges on cooperation, including controlling methane emissions.