Ocean action needed now by Asia and Pacific countries
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the…
US-Asean relations: the important things are simple
The US-Asean Special Summit has received little positive evaluation, with focus only on the fact…
Pandemic pushes Asia & Pacific Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach
This year marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to…
China’s South China Sea bullying seeing increased blowback from Asean claimants
The situation in the South China Sea continues to deteriorate — military tensions are rising,…
A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development
Transport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a…
Illusionary, delusionary or visionary? Cambodia tests living with COVID-19
Cambodia recorded its sharpest daily decline of COVID-19 cases when they fell from 978 to…
Bold and ambitious outcomes in civil registration needed to ensure no one left behind (video)
Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by…
Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage? (video)
As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the…
Asia-Pacific COVID-19 recovery plans should be sustainable and green
The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific…
Time for Asean to stand up for itself in the South China Sea
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said recently that the United States considers Chinese maritime claims…
Myanmar’s COVID-19 recovery gets an EU boost
On July 1 2020, the European Union (EU) and six of its member governments announced…
Lee’s early election gamble sees PAP take a hit
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party’s (PAPs) election victory on July 10, winning 83 out of…