A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

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

The Ministry of Employment announced February 4 that Uzbekistan’s poverty rate in 2024 experienced a 2.1 percent decline, ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...