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Walking through Asia’s water tower – the challenge of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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As a global meteorological outpost, the mechanism and influence of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are complicated. In October 1998,he led the “Yarlung Zangbo River scientific rafting expedition”, drifted 1,600 kilometers from the Jiemayangzong Glacier in Zhongba County, Tibet, the source of the Yarlung Zangbo River, to Pai Township (today’s Pai Town) in Mainling County. After that, he crossed the Grand Canyon on foot and spent 35 days crossing the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. In 2010, he launched another bold project, “Asian Water Tower — International River Survey on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” and spent six months visiting a majority of international rivers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although he had explored most of the rivers on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 20 years, in this mission, he did a systematic, complete, inch-by-inch survey of the headwaters of Asian great rivers that originate on the Tibetan Plateau.

During the investigation, he felt the benefits that the implementation of the River Chief System in recent years has brought to the protection of both water resources and the relevant environment on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and he could clearly see the efforts of climate actions such as the layout of clean energy and de-coaling. But the unprovoked accusations, such as artificial rainfall on the Tibetan plateau, are always discouraging. Regardless of the standpoint of science, the well-rounded artificial rainfall, as a very scientific and rigorous scientific practice, has been used in the United States, Australia and other countries. However, many people still believe that artificial rainfall is to release some cold air into the clouds. The most important fact is that the Tibetan Plateau region of China has a small population and the natural ecology has been able to meet the need of local living conditions. Therefore, large-scale artificial rainfall has no practical application scenario and practical significance at all. To top it all off, some people believe that China is just competing with India for rainwater.

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he have heard similar rumors and prejudices at many South Asian Non-governmental organizations’ symposium on international rivers. Most of the participants remarked, “It is amazing how little the media of each country knows about its neighbors.” In this environment of lack of communication and political suspicion, debate is often driven by lack of information and political smear, and alarmist media reports are more likely to fan the flames of national conflicts.

There has always been controversy around the discussion of climate change, especially the various claims of the scientific interpretation of the mechanism of climate change. What is even more puzzling is that negotiations on climate action, without strong scientific support, seem to only strive for profit, and humanity will lose its way if it continues like this. The scientific community has long believed that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the frontier of the earth science, with many key issues to be broken through. Tackling climate change will be futile or even disastrous before it is solved.

What are the main causes of climate change and glacier melting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? In recent years, some researchers have suggested that when the solar system moves out of the Quaternary Ice Age and into a higher background energy field, it is the cause of the temperature rise. However, he believe that the temperature rise at the altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 meters is mainly caused by the fact that a large amount of greenhouse gases emitted by human beings absorb heat in the atmosphere of the Tibetan Plateau in the atmospheric circulation. Therefore, they should face and share the responsibility together instead of making groundless accusations against any one country in order to deal with climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and even over the whole world.

Vice President of the United States Harris pointed out recently, the war for water resources will come soon. In he’s opinion, both water resources and the influence of global warming on the Tibetan Plateau are a fait accompli, the unilateral effort of each country is only a temporary solution. Environmental protection is not just a matter of pure science, but if there is too much political manipulation and rancour involved, the problem gets trickier. The growth of all creatures depends on harmony. China and south Asian countries around the Tibetan Plateau create a new win-win cooperation of climate governance in such aspects as scientific research, the meteorological disaster warning, can not only monitor the secondary disasters caused by climate change, to avoid the life and property loss. More importantly, a collaborative and vivid climate action can provide the international community with a set of effective experiences that can be replicated in climate governance.

Climate change is already causing serious environmental problems on the Tibetan Plateau and the Brahmaputra River basin as I have proposed many times in international seminars. The international community should build consensus and join hands in tackling these threats especially the neighboring countries. Partha J. Das, a scientist from the Indian NGO Aaranyak, also pointed out at the symposium that these warnings apply to the Indian government as well. The Indian government plans to build 70 water projects on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River. China and India need face the common threats in cooperation. Referred to the outburst floods from the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra in June 2000, Das said: “Most of the damage could have been avoided if the media in both China and India had reported it widely.”  Obviously, China and India are both on the same page at environmental and climatic changes on the Tibetan Plateau.  He also claimed that China and India should enhance cooperation on flood early warning both in the Government and Non-governmental, signing a bilateral agreement and sharing hydrological observation data.

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NEFE Coin Launches ICO Focused on Utility, Transparency, and Global Adoption

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21st January 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, NEFE Coin, a digital currency that fuses meme culture with real-world utility, announced the official launch of its ICO, giving early adopters exclusive access to staking rewards, governance rights, and early-bird benefits. The NEFE token powers a revolutionary DeFi platform equipped with advanced tools designed to help users maximize the potential of their crypto assets.

NEFE Coin positions itself at the intersection of culture, real-world utility, and timing. The token has an extensive roadmap aiming toward real-world application within Web3 ecosystems, while prioritizing transparency, compliance, and long-term growth objectives.

NEFE is structured around live and planned real-world use cases in tourism, hospitality, mobility, and restaurants, sectors with proven, repeat demand. The token was launched as a BEP-20 meme coin with a total supply of 100 billion tokens.

The NEFE ICO is live on the project’s website, and the team has allocated 50% of the total NEFE token supply for this event. Early ICO participants will also be eligible for exclusive prizes, including fully paid trips to Egypt, luxury hotel stays, and premium physical gifts such as phones and watches.

NEFE ICO participants get access to the NEFE ecosystem, where they can stake their NEFE tokens and earn a fixed 5% APR. Moreover, they enter the NEFE community, which will soon benefit from the project’s utility-driven NFT collection that provides real digital ownership and long-term value. More precisely, the team plans to redirect 30% of all primary NFT sales revenue toward the community, with 15% going to NEFE holders and 15% donated to charitable causes.

The NEFE team aims to make a significant impact in the market with an active ICO and an upcoming BitMart listing. Moreover, according to its whitepaper, the project has ambitious plans for the future:

  • An NEFE Payment Card enabling users to send NEFE anywhere, while merchants receive USDT.
  • Launch the Beta version of NEFE Gaming Dynasty, a metaverse with play-to-earn mechanics.
  • Integrate first-wave tourism partners for NEFE utility and rewards.
  • Introduce initial NEFE reward programs for travel and in-game achievements.
  • Launch a NEFE wallet fully integrated with the tourism platform and Gaming Dynasty metaverse.
  • Implement advanced features like staking, governance, and cross-chain support.
  • Expand global partnerships

These future developments should position NEFE coin at the forefront of utility and reward tokens, enabling it to thrive in an increasingly competitive environment.

About NEFE Coin

NEFE Coin was developed by Golden Rock Blockchain LTD, a UAE-registered blockchain company that provides strategic oversight, smart contract governance, and long-term ecosystem development.

Its mission is to evolve beyond NEFE’s unique NFT collection into a comprehensive utility and reward solution for the global tourism and digital gaming industries.

Join the NEFE ICO now and gain early access to staking rewards, governance rights, and multiple other perks!

Follow NEFE at the following links and be the first to know about its new features, exclusive rewards, and the project’s unique vision for the future of travel:

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Xepeng Streamlines Merchant Workflow in Conversion-Based Payments

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The platform details the minimal steps merchants perform and how those steps map to audit-ready settlement artifacts.

Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 21st Jan 2026 — Xepeng today published a detailed account of the merchant workflow for conversion-based payments, demonstrating how the platform reduces operational burden for Indonesian businesses while preserving auditability and regulatory traceability.

As cross-border digital payments grow, merchants often face uncertainty about what new systems will require from them. Xepeng’s design philosophy is to keep merchant actions simple and aligned with existing financial and accounting processes. The result: merchants can accept international digital payment sources without taking on custody, exchange monitoring, or additional accounting complexity.

“Merchants should be able to capture international demand without changing how they run their business,” said Penke Pancapuri, CEO of Xepeng. “We designed a single, predictable workflow so merchants focus on service while Xepeng handles verification, conversion and settlement.”

Xepeng’s published workflow reduces merchant involvement to a few simple steps that fit into current operations:

  1. Create a payment link
    Merchants generate a secure payment link from their dashboard or API and attach an invoice or booking reference.
  2. Share the link with the buyer
    The buyer pays using their preferred digital instrument (stablecoin).
  3. Confirm commercial evidence
    Merchants retain the invoice/booking record and provide it if required for dispute resolution.
  4. Reconcile Rupiah settlement
    Merchants receive a Rupiah settlement for bookkeeping and audits.

These minimal steps preserve existing merchant processes (invoicing, receipts, tax reporting) while enabling access to international payment flows.

While merchants maintain only the commercial leg, Xepeng centrally handles the regulatory, technical and settlement components:

  • identity verification and AML/KYC screening;
  • conversion execution;
  • Rupiah settlement through domestic banking rails.

By centralizing these functions, the platform eliminates the need for merchants to operate wallets, track token prices, or hold exchange accounts.

For international marketplaces and travel platforms, the streamlined merchant workflow provides a predictable settlement endpoint into Indonesia. Integrations can rely on simple merchant actions: generating a payment link, sharing it with the buyer, and reconciling the Rupiah settlement, while Xepeng handles the conversion and audit trail. This alignment minimizes onboarding friction and reduces operational exceptions for cross-border transactions, making cross-border commerce less complex.

In Bali’s tourism sector, for example, hotel or tour operators can use this workflow to accept payments from international visitors using digital instruments, receiving Rupiah settlements with full documentation for local accounting.

Merchants and potential partners can contact Xepeng at hello@xepeng.com or visit www.xepeng.com for more information. 

About Xepeng

Xepeng is a conversion-first payments platform that enables Indonesian merchants to receive Rupiah settlements from international digital payment sources without requiring merchants to manage digital assets. 

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Burning Desire to Fly Heads to the London Book Fair with Explora Books, Marking Charles Cone’s 100th Year

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Explora Books will be displaying Burning Desire to Fly by Charles Cone at the upcoming London Book Fair, taking place March 10–12, 2026, at Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London. The appearance at this international event brings renewed attention to a memoir that moves steadily through decades of aviation history and personal commitment. The timing feels especially meaningful as Charles Cone recently celebrated his 100th birthday on January 5, a quiet testament to a life lived close to the sky and well past a full century.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 21st Jan 2026 – Cone’s memoir does not read like a final statement. It reads like a record of staying with something for a lifetime. Born in 1926 and raised in rural New York during the Great Depression, he did not grow up close to airplanes or opportunity. What he had was a steady idea of flight, formed through radio shows, popular stories, and the distant sight of early aviators. Even when money, health, and circumstance stood in the way, he kept moving toward that goal. 

Those efforts carried him into World War II as a Navy aviation cadet, then through Korea, the Cold War, and active service in Vietnam, followed by decades of military and civilian flying. Cone writes about these years with a calm, careful voice. He describes carrier landings, long patrol flights, and aircraft that demanded focus at all times. He also recounts moments when things went wrong—engines failing, weather closing in, instruments losing their meaning. The tension in these scenes comes from their simplicity: a person, a machine, and the need to make the next right choice. 

The book also looks outward. Cone writes about postwar Asia with clear eyes, noting poverty, political violence, and the uneasy rebuilding that followed global conflict. He writes about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the base level, where planes waited and people prepared without knowing how events would turn. These passages widen the memoir beyond one career into a view of history lived from inside. 

Family life runs alongside every chapter. Cone’s wife, Jo, and their children carried the weight of constant movement and long separations. Their reflections later in the book give the story a second voice, one shaped by patience, worry, and loyalty. 

After retiring from the Air Force, Cone returned to flying in quieter ways—as an instructor, manager, and volunteer pilot helping patients reach medical care. Even in his nineties, he continued to learn new systems and fly with care.
As Explora Books brings Burning Desire to Fly to the London Book Fair, the memoir arrives not as a tribute to the past, but as a living record of what it means to stay devoted to a single calling for a hundred years. 

Burning Desire to Fly is available through major booksellers nationwide. 

About Explora Books 

Explora Books is a Vancouver-based firm helping authors break through the noise of the self-publishing world. Our mission is pushing the boundaries of creativity in amplifying your story globally. Creativity reimagined. Using focused research and strategic marketing, we give writers clear paths to visibility and measurable growth. Our team simplifies each stage of self-publishing with practical guidance and reliable support. Committed to innovation and high standards, Explora Books works to give authors a real chance to be seen, heard, and published on their own terms.

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