As coastal communities across the Philippines brace for another typhoon season, the country’s economic future remains tightly bound to the health of its seas. From fisheries and tourism to shipping and offshore energy, the ocean underpins livelihoods for more than half the population. This week, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Jakarta, November 2025 — The morning haze over Jakarta had barely lifted when delegations from across Southeast Asia filed into the Ministry of National Development Planning. Inside BAPPENAS, a rare convergence was taking shape: technical experts, policymakers, and regional planners from all 11 ASEAN Member States gathering to build the
A week of water that turned into a regional emergency In southern Thailand, drone footage over Hat Yai shows streets carpeted with mud, cars piled into corners and rows of shopfronts gutted by water that only days ago reached first-floor windows. Behind those images is a stark human cost: at
First Panamanian organization to receive this international recognition Panama City / Paris, November 20, 2025. The Pro Eco Azuero Foundation has been awarded the UNESCO–Japan Prize for Education for Sustainable Development, becoming the first Panamanian organization to receive this prestigious international recognition granted to initiatives that transform realities through education
Japan is entering a moment of political change as Sanae Takaichi prepares to assume the mantle of prime minister. Her rise marks a historic milestone: she is expected to become the country’s first woman in that role. Her ideological leanings, policy priorities, and leadership style suggest both opportunities and challenges
NEW YORK, October 1 — As the United Nations General Assembly convened world leaders in New York, attention also turned to the Harvard Club, where the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) convened presidents, prime ministers, Nobel laureates, and senior UN officials for “Multilateralism on a Crossroads: Challenges and Pathways to
Survey shows resilience and maturing strategies as Asia Pacific and nature-based solutions emerge as leading priorities HONG KONG — Even as political and financial headwinds unsettle global markets, family offices are quietly deepening their commitments to sustainable finance. A new survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) of 144 family
Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand was thrown into political turmoil on Friday when the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ruling that a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former leader had compromised her integrity and violated ethical standards. The decision removed her immediately from office, cutting short a premiership that
