More: AsiaPacific
A Mauritius Based Africa/Asia Approach to 21st Century and Beyond: Global Justice and Peace
My dream for years has been to develop, one day ,somewhere, a global platform for multicultural restorative justice and peace with an enriching and...
ADB: Developing Asia to Grow Just 0.1% in 2020
Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hamper economic activity and weaken external demand,...
15th Asia Clean Energy Forum to Focus on Role of Clean Energy in Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Greater investment in clean energy infrastructure will contribute to Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and make economies more...
Post pandemic: US, China and their deteriorating relationship
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an increasing clamor, for reducing imports, especially of essential commodities from China, and for...
Asian countries urged to honour right to freedom of expression, over pandemic fear
A dozen countries in the Asia-Pacific region have seen an alarming clampdown on freedom of expression during the COVID-19 crisis, UN High Commissioner for...
Engaging with Local Stakeholders to Improve Maritime Security and Governance
Illicit activity in the maritime domain takes place within a complex cultural, physical, and political environment. When dialogue is initiated with a diverse range...
COVID-19 crisis: Older persons are the pillars of our society – we cannot leave them behind
Authors: Kaveh Zahedi and Eduardo Klien*
COVID-19 is turning our world upside down, especially for those at the end of the age spectrum. The virus...
The problem is not China but Communism
"What bothered us most about the Government is that they treated us like idiots”. This quote is attributed to a German worker during the...
Trans Pacific Partnership in the post-covid world
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)trade agreement also known as CPTPP 11 consists of 11 member states (Australia, Brunei, Canada,...
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on...