Chapter 2 Combating corruption in the Asia-Pacific countries: What do we know and what needs to be done?Corruption is a serious problem in the Asia-Pacific, judging from the rankings and scores of the 33 Asia-Pacific countries included in the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions ...
ESCAP, founded in 1947, is the regional development arm of the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific, representing more than 60 percent of the world's population.■ Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu delivers a speech at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations Ec...
HONG KONG, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have rolled out policies from border control to financial aid package in the week to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on regional economies. IMPORTED, MASS GATHERING CASES More than one week after the World He...
ESCAP, founded in 1947, is the regional development arm of the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific, representing more than 60 percent of the world's population. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu delivers a speech at...
Beijing's aspiration and endeavors have won the hearts of people in the Asia Pacific. According to a recent report titled "The State of Southeast Asia 2024" by the Yusof Ishak Institute, a Singapore-based think tank, more than half of people in Southeast Asia favor China over the United St...
BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The majority of Asia-Pacific countries don't welcome NATO's outreach in Asia and certainly will not allow any Cold War or hot war to happen again in Asia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday. ...
NON-TRADITIONAL threats to security in the Asia-Pacific region had taken the center stage of the 16th Shangri-La Dialogue which concluded here on Sunday, with participants calling for concerted efforts to address them. At the three-day dialogue which opened on...
Beijing's aspiration and endeavors have won the hearts of people in the Asia Pacific. According to a recent report titled "The State of Southeast Asia 2024" by the Yusof Ishak Institute, a Singapore-based think tank, more than half of people in Southeast Asia favor China over the United St...
But the new study, Asia's Fiscal Challenge: Financing the Social Protection Agenda of the SDGs, says these Asia-Pacific countries have a good chance of achieving the social protection agenda under the SDGs if the right fiscal reforms and policies are in place. ...