Tag: Asia

Asia gas expansion threatens green transition: report

- Agence France-Presse -

Southeast Asia is on track to vastly expand its gas-fired power plant and liquid natural gas import capacity, threatening its green energy transition, a report warned Thursday. The region's existing plans project a doubling of gas-fired power capacity, and an 80 percent increase in LNG import capacity, said Global Energy Monitor

Food security issues in Asia

- Pau Teng -

Asia has about 60% of the World’s population but only about a third of the world’s arable land. This region additionally has some of the most economically active countries with increasing urbanisation and a growing middle class. Asia is also home to some of the most affected countries by climate

How Asia can unlock $800b of climate financing

- Ritu Basu Cheng Hoon Lim -

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region face a shortfall of at least $800 billion in climate financing. With public finances depleted by the pandemic, policymakers must unlock the vast potential of private capital to join the fight more effectively against global warming. Doing so will demand a coordinated and multi-faceted approach by

Biden seizes chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage

- Associated Press -

Sometimes it can be easy to forget that President Joe Biden's original foreign policy priority was reasserting American influence in Asia. After all, that was before Russian tanks tried to blitz Ukraine, and before Israel and Hamas descended into a fresh round of bloody fighting. With each new crisis, it appeared

Asia’s cricket giants square up ahead of WC

- Times Report -

Asia's cricket giants India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will get a final chance to size each other up before October's 50-over World Cup(WC) when the Asia Cup begins on Wednesday. Fiery rivals India and Pakistan could clash as many as three times if they go all the way in the

ASEAN parliamentarians cannot escape violations of their human rights

- Jan Servaes -

Parliamentarians worldwide face increasing human rights violations and a greater risk of reprisal simply for exercising their mandate or expressing their ideas and opinions. Asia follows the same trend according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). It is the second most dangerous region for MPs, with the number of cases recorded by

Women are imperative for growth in Asia

- Kathy Matsui -

Inclusion-driven policy and corporate culture are key to post-COVID economic recovery. Most people understand why diversity is nice to have. Yet many remain sceptical that diversity is a “must have” or an imperative for growth. This is despite the existence of numerous empirical studies demonstrating the link between greater diversity and

Asia’s female financial firepower surges to record highs

- Shreya Raman -

Combined wealth of women in Asia now world’s second-highest, but systemic issues challenge equality or the first time in history, women in Asia now hold more combined wealth than any other region except North America, and the total is growing faster than anywhere else in the world. Women in Asia (ex-Japan) will

DIU gets position in QS rankings

- Times Report -

Daffodil International University (DIU) has achieved a prestigious position in the QS World University Rankings Asia 2023, a press release said Monday. QS has recognized DIU as one of the top 400 universities (351–400) in Asia among the 760 universities ranked this year. Besides, DIU has been ranked 78th among the