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A study examines the potential of three applications to scale up and recommends policy actions to support digital adoption.
Latin America's long experience with conditional cash transfers offers lessons for implementing these innovative human development programs in Asia and the Pacific.
Built in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan system harnesses the power of nature to irrigate farmlands and prevent floods in the People’s Republic of China.
Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.
The Yangtze River Protection Law sets a precedent for legislating policies that support the sustainable development and management of rivers.
Built through strong partnerships, a railway links two ancient Chinese cities, boosts tourism and jobs, and opens a remote province to a wider market.
Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region suggest managing river basins as single ecological units.
Significant reforms are needed to improve indirect investment vehicles in real estate in the Republic of Korea.
A combination of factors, including having savvy leaders, strategic planning, and key collaborations, has helped four Asian universities rise up the league table.
Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.