The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have capped off 2014 with the GMS 5th Summit in Bangkok, Thailand last December 19 – 20, 2014. The summit, a key activity among the GMS countries in promoting regional cooperation in the Mekong, has brought together national and government leaders ... [continue reading]
The start of 2015 also marks the beginning of the countdown to the deadline set by the UN on the Millennium Development Goals. Started in 2002, the anti-poverty campaign has spanned families, communities, governments and countries, and with 2015 just around the corner, public and civil sectors ... [continue reading]
The Asian economy is one that has survived the hit of the financial crisis that struck Europe and the United States in the past decade. In the Economic Outlook report for 2014 for Southeast Asia, China and India, it is projected that the economy will remain robust for the next four years until ... [continue reading]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has taken the lead in the development of a 15-year strategy and action plan to promote aquaculture in the Asia and Pacific region. In FAO’s announcement last November 28, 2014, the strategy and action plan is a response to the growing need for ... [continue reading]
The World Bank, calls on Myanmar to address the issue of rice price volatility in its newest report released last November 24, 2014. The report titled, Myanmar: Rice Price Reduction and Poverty Reduction points out that the price volatility of the rice produced by the country is one of the ... [continue reading]
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