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Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
Digital technology is a game changer in reducing remittance costs between overseas workers and developing countries in Asia.
Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
A comprehensive data dashboard helps Seoul’s leaders make strategic and timely decisions.
Climate-smart remodeling and operation of irrigation systems help improve water availability and upland farm productivity in two provinces of Cambodia.
The bilateral agreement offers deeper tariff liberalization than the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, yet both need better rules of origin.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.