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East Asian countries led economic recovery in last quarter of 2020
Without the resilience of the economies of East Asia and the Pacific, there would have been no global trade recovery at the end of...
Skills Development Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia
Countries in Southeast Asia should consider developing industry transformation maps in key sectors to enable the transition to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) with...
Over 1.9 billion people in Asia-Pacific unable to afford a healthy diet
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and surging food prices are keeping almost two billion people in Asia and the Pacific from healthy...
Reskilling and Labour Migration Vital to the Pacific’s Economic Recovery
While the Pacific and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have avoided some of the worst health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of international...
The importance of maritime areas in the Pacific Ocean
Ocean governance has increased and developed with the continuous progress of globalization since the late 1940s and early 1950s, and it has gradually shaped...
Vaccine Only Part of the Cure for Resumption of Pacific Travel: World Bank Report
With COVID-19 vaccine distribution now in its early stages, early steps toward the resumption of labour migration in the Pacific region underway, and hopes...
COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere
Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected...
Biden, China, and Competing Pivots: Who Controls the Future?
Given how much time Trump spent during his four years in the White House pinning random policy positions to whatever the opposite was to...
81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets
Massive drops in working hours due to the COVID-19 crisis have had a devastating effect on jobs and incomes in Asia and the Pacific...
Developing Asia to Contract 0.4% in 2020, Grow by 6.8% in 2021
Economic activity in developing Asia is forecast to contract by 0.4% this year, before picking up to 6.8% in 2021 as the region moves...