It’s Time For Asia And The Pacific To Lead On Sustainable Development – OpEd
Asia and the Pacific is recognized for its leadership in global output, trade and development. The region has a new opportunity to lead on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a...
View ArticleIncreasing Productivity Key To Revive Growth And Support Sustainable...
The Asia-Pacific region’s successful achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development needs to be driven by broad-based productivity gains and rebalancing of economies towards domestic and...
View ArticleIs China’s New ICBM A Game Changer In Asia Pacific? – Analysis
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan* Earlier this month, China tested its longest range intercontinental ballistic missile, DF-41. This solid-fueled road mobile missile, tested on April 12, is considered...
View ArticleUN Study Pleads For Inclusive Instead Of Export-Led Development – Analysis
By Devinder Kumar Continued exclusive reliance on export-led development is “futile”, says the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in its flagship publication...
View ArticleWidening STI Net For Implementation Of Sustainable Development Agenda – OpEd
Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in productivity over the...
View ArticleWidening The STI Net For Implementation Of Sustainable Development Agenda – OpEd
Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in productivity over the...
View ArticleUS-Vietnam Rapprochement Fast-Tracked Amid South China Sea Dispute – Analysis
By Michael Hart President Obama’s upcoming visit to Vietnam could amount to far more than just a symbolic political photo opportunity. It comes amid suggestions that the U.S. may be about to lift an...
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China’s Diesel Exports Put Downward Pressure On Asia-Pacific Crack Spreads –...
Distillate crack spreads (the difference between the prices of wholesale distillate and crude oil) in the Asia-Pacific region are down 37% year-to-date compared with the same period in 2015 (January 4...
View ArticleDeadlock At Shangri-La: Is There A Way Forward? – Analysis
By Sandip Kumar Mishra* The discussions at the 15th Asian Security Summit (3-5 June 2016), popularly known as Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore were indicative of the existing deadlock among the...
View ArticleReducing Inequality Key To Achieving Sustainable Development In Pacific
In response to the call of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind,” the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of...
View ArticleTrade Liberalization In Asia-Pacific: US Interests And Challenges – Analysis
By Jonathan Hoogendoorn National interests for the United States in the Asia- Pacific region are paramount. The leading regional power, China, is the world’s second largest economy at $10,360,105 (USD...
View ArticleHuman Fingerprint Identified On Indo-Pacific Warm Pool Growth
The Indo-Pacific warm pool (IPWP), Earth’s largest region of warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs), has the highest rainfall and is fundamental to global atmospheric circulation and the hydrological...
View ArticleAlarming Disparity In Broadband Access Among Asia-Pacific Countries
Despite the widely reported phenomenal growth in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Asia-Pacific region, a new study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
View ArticleClosing The Broadband Divide To Connect People In Asia And The Pacific – OpEd
Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been instrumental in shaping and leading socioeconomic transformations across Asia and the Pacific. One key to this transformation is the...
View ArticleCarter, ASEAN Ministers Reaffirm Commitment To Regional Security
By Lisa Ferdinando The United States and its Asian-Pacific allies reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen defense cooperation in areas including maritime security and counterterrorism, Defense...
View ArticleFirst Regional Agreement To Enable Cross-Border Electronic Trade In Asia-Pacific
A United Nations treaty that will cut trade time and costs in the Asia-Pacific region will open for signature on 1 October 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Framework Agreement...
View ArticleCollaborate To Innovate Science, Technology And Innovation For Sustainable...
The pursuit of science, technology and innovation (STI), consistent with the guiding framework of the Addis Agenda Action Agenda and COP21, is critical for the implementation of the Sustainable...
View ArticleUS Shouldn’t Be Strategically Diverted From Asia Pacific – Analysis
By Dr Subhash Kapila* The United States stood strategically distracted from Asia Pacific in the last decade resulting in China’s unimpeded militarisation of the South China Sea and the emergence of...
View ArticleTransforming Commitment Into Action On Disaster Risk Reduction – OpEd
Nothing erases development gains as suddenly and severely as natural disasters. Earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones wreak destruction, not only across borders but across generations, reversing...
View ArticleEconomic Impacts Of Climate Change In Asia-Pacific To Be Highlighted At...
The challenges of Asia-Pacific’s countries to implement the Paris Agreement, as well as the economic impact of climate change in the region, and ways to address it, will be emphasized by the United...
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