However, slow economic progress is hindering shared prosperity in some regions, particularly in some Europe and Central Asia which experienced negative or low levels of shared prosperity. More ...

In the face of these challenges, sustainable infrastructure, climate action, and resilient health systems emerge as pillars ...

East Asia and the Pacific is the world’s most rapidly urbanizing region, with an average annual urbanization rate of 3 percent. By 2018, half of the region’s population will be urban – more than 1.2 ...

Both China and Vietnam have made enormous progress in the fight against poverty, and the evidence suggests that rural economic growth has played a large role in this success. Using each country's own ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

To tackle food insecurity in Asia, countries must innovate, collaborate with neighbours and leverage global platforms ...

The Asia Society Korea Center 2014 Monthly Luncheon Series resumed on Tuesday, September 16 at the ASEAN-Korea Centre Exhibition Hall in Seoul. The guest speaker was Ambassador Pham Huu Chi from the ...

In an exclusive interview with Asia Society, Professor Yunus discusses the importance of micro-credit for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Professor Yunus, could you please explain how ...

The global community could slash poverty in Asia at the click of a finger. We have the numbers to prove it. With a global economic slow-down and potentially millions of foreign workers returning ...

As a result, around 40% of the world's poor reside in South Asia, making it the region with the second-highest poverty rate after Africa. Political leaders must recognise this reality and learn ...

China claimed last year it had met its target of lifting all its people out of extreme poverty. President Xi Jinping heralded it as a “major victory” that the Chinese Communist Party had ...