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The shift to online learning due to COVID-19 has increased the risk of poor children falling further behind in their studies.
In the People’s Republic of China, rehabilitation of the Simao River took an ecological and green development path and was integrated into city plans.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
In Viet Nam, where the motorcycle is king of the road, convincing the public to support a metro rail project required a strategic communication plan.
Here’s what worked and what didn’t for Asian Development Bank’s first regional technical assistance on innovation.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
The poorest of the poor need sustained and integrated assistance in order to overcome the multidimensional problems of poverty.
A study of Singapore’s Little India helps to develop a practical approach to preserving and enhancing the livability of historic ethnic districts.
Tajikistan has overcome the challenges of being a mountainous, landlocked country to make development gains across society.