More: AsiaPacific
Exports, Domestic Demand Deliver Solid Growth in Asia and the Pacific
Growth picked up across most of the economies in developing Asia, supported by continued high demand for exports and rapidly expanding domestic demand, says...
Uncertainties Delaying Economic Recovery in the Pacific
Growth in the Pacific is expected to remain weak in 2018, as economic and political uncertainties, fiscal challenges, and natural disasters hold back some...
Asia’s Workers Will Benefit from New Technologies, but Government Action is also Needed
Technological advances have transformed the two billion worker Asian labor market, helping create 30 million jobs annually in industry and services over the last...
Infrastructure Gaps Vary across East Asia and the Pacific – and between Cities and Rural Areas
Lack of clean water facilities, roads in need of repairs, recurring power outages – these are the realities of many developing countries, including in...
12 Asian Entrepreneurs awarded for forward-thinking environmental solutions
Twelve environmentalists in the Asia-Pacific region have won US$10,000 each to support their energy-efficient, low-waste, and low-carbon business ideas.
The winners of the Asia Pacific...
UN Rideshare app makes its debut at Asia-Pacific Clean Air Week
A new UN Rideshare mobile application, brainchild of the Bangkok-based UN Office of Information and Communication Technology, will be launched and demonstrated during Clean...
Seven Out of 10 Top School Systems Are in East Asia Pacific
The East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam...
Higher Shares of Renewable Energy Central to Sustainable Development Across Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries are on course to meet their aspirational renewable energy target of a 23 per cent share of total primary energy supply...
Leverage the Digital Future for Prosperous Communities
Sharing the benefits of growth and embracing the digital economy were key themes for senior Asia-Pacific business leaders meeting in Auckland, New Zealand this...
Imagining a Shared ASEAN: New memories, old wounds
Bangkok – Imagining peace is a noble concept but what does it take to achieve it?
Where does peace begin?
In modern day Southeast Asia, this...