Watch on Youtube The past few years have seen disruption across the Asia Pacific region of enormous scale. But disruption is not always negative and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and US-China geopolit…
Port in a storm: No end in sight to global shipping chaos
For the global shipping industry, chaos began with the tap of a million “buy now” buttons. In the second half of 2020, Americans, trapped at home by the pandemic, started buying weighted b…
Asean Today – Jul 2021
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Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections
Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of prime minister in a newly formed caretaker government, state media reported on Sunday, six months after the army seized power fr…
India can help PH develop renewable energy
INDIA can provide financing and technology for the development of the renewable energy industry in the Philippines, an energy stakeholder said on Thursday. In a virtual forum organized by The Manila T…
How India can expand palm oil cultivation while still preserving biodiversity
India, which is the world’s largest consumer and importer of palm oil, has the potential to produce it with socio-economic benefits without threatening natural landscapes, a latest study has said. It …
ASEAN ministers join hands in COVID-19 fight
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states together could further strengthen initiatives to curb COVID-19 issues in the region through the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework,…
Vietnam needs policy clarity to secure offshore wind future
Vietnam is facing a crucial crossroads in terms of renewable energy policy and has the opportunity to act now to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind in this decade. A new report released by the…
Economic outlook for South Asia dampened, but Bangladesh recovering: ADB
The Asian Development Bank has said the economic outlook for South Asia is dampened by new waves of COVID-19, but the Bangladesh economy is recovering. The country’s exports in the first 11 months of …
ADB commits to supporting Indonesia to promote green economy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to support Indonesia’s transition to a low-carbon economy with funding for clean energy generation. Addressing the 2021 International Climate Change Confer…