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Internet-connected “smart” devices can help transform fast-developing cities in Asia and the Pacific into safe and sustainable urban centers.

A Greater Mekong Subregion study looks at a combination of risk retention, risk sharing, and risk transfer mechanisms in strengthening disaster resilience in rural areas.

Putting resources toward specialized training, mentoring and confidence building is a successful formula for giving greater voice to women in the countryside.

In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.

While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.

Myanmar is improving its secondary education system through reforms of curriculum, teaching, and student assessment.

Asia may have survived the 2008 global economic crisis, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Here are five things the region’s financial systems must address to withstand the next big shock.

Digital technology is a game changer in reducing remittance costs between overseas workers and developing countries in Asia.

Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.

Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.