More: AsiaPacific

Business leaders and policymakers in Thailand said today that top priority must be given to empowering women in the workplace if Asia and the...

Policies that promote and facilitate health and overall wellness are vital for Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the theme chapter of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update released by...

 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has reinforced the need for stronger and more strategic partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Economies across developing Asia will contract this year for the first time in nearly six decades but recovery will resume next year, as the region starts to emerge from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according...

As the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the length and breadth of Asia and the Pacific, finance ministries are continuing their...

The 20th century ended on a high note for the Liberal-Capitalist world, with the fall of the communist states of the Soviet Union, leaving...

Authors: Ansa Bint-e-Fayyaz and Nageen Ashraf* Asia-Pacific region expands over a vast geographical area. As the name indicates, this area encapsulates the states largely contiguous...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, concerns over ensuring food security have been voiced in many countries around the world. While the crisis has...

Countries across Asia and the Pacific are using new technologies to contain the global pandemic and mitigate its impact, the UN’s regional socio-economic development...

Authors: Mohammad Naciri and Jeremy Douglas* Across Asia, places of detention have become a hotspot for outbreaks of COVID-19. Overcrowding – with some prisons in...