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Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Funded agreements allow state-owned enterprises to deliver essential services efficiently while improving financial stability and transparency.
Activating theme-based, cross-border circuits can help BIMSTEC tourism recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Indonesia’s first returnable and reusable packaging system is plugging the plastic waste and altering consumers’ consumption behavior.
Lessons from Indonesia show young entrepreneurs need mentorship and training, business services and facilities, and post-incubation assistance.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.