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Doing Business 2010: Indonesia, China and the Philippines among countries...
Earlier today, the World Bank released its annual Doing Business report, which tracks business regulation reforms and ranks emerging economies on the “ease of doing business.”
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Innovative ideas to save the planet (and East Asia Pacific region) from...
David Manalo's organization wants to distribute unique floating generators to provide electricity to people in a remote part of the Philippines.
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Earthquake in Vanuatu highlights importance of telecommunications reform
Everyone was on their phone—ringing loved ones, ringing offices, ringing those that mattered—to get reassurance that people are okay, to check on damage, to ring for advice on the threat of a tsunami.
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History of Hybrid Courts in East Asia & Pacific: A ‘best fit’ approach to...
It took 41 years for the fastest developing 20 countries in the 20th century to achieve basic transformations in the rule of law. However, the World Development Report 2011 suggests that fragile...
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Gender in the Pacific: Can a report help improve equality?
As a junior member of the team who produced the forthcoming East Asia and Pacific companion to the World Development Report 2012 “Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific”, I was excited to...
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Confessions of a mobile phone skeptic in the Pacific
I must admit to being notoriously bad with a mobile phone. I forget to take it with me, leave it in parks and cafés and have never migrated to a smart phone – a simple old Nokia handset is my trusty...
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East Asia and Pacific countries can do better in labor regulation and social...
Those unfamiliar with the fast growing emerging economies of East Asia are likely to think that governments in these countries let market forces and capitalism roam free, red in tooth and claw. That...
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Picture (not) perfect – a look behind the scenes of Small Island Developing...
Stunning photos we usually associate with the Pacific Islands often overlook the reality for many who live there. Faced with natural hazards and remoteness, they are some of the most vulnerable...
View ArticlePacific Island Youth taking Action4Climate
The onslaught of climate change in the Pacific Islands that look like tiny spots from space, is a big wake-up call for the youth of these nations. Young Pacific Islanders are taking a proactive stance...
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Pacific connected: A regional approach to development challenges facing...
Dots on the world map – they are coral atolls and volcanic islands spread across a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean with names as exotic as their turquoise water, white sand and tropical foliage....
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Now is the time to strengthen disaster risk reduction in East Asia and the...
In PDF: Korean | Khmer Every time I learn of another natural disaster – the people killed and injured, homes destroyed, livelihoods lost – I know we must act to reduce the tragic impact instead of...
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加强东亚太平洋地区减少灾害风险的时候到了
每当我听说又发生了自然灾害——人员伤亡，家园被毁，生计丧失——我就知道我们必须要减少这些悲惨后果，而不是坐等灾害再次来袭。今年在日本仙台举办的世界减少灾害风险大会将给我们这个机会。此次大会寻求落实《兵库行动框架》后续框架，为政策制定者和国际利益攸关方管理灾害风险提供指导。此次大会是为减少灾害风险和战胜贫困设立新的里程碑的一个契机。自然灾害的代价已经十分高昂——在过去30年里人员和财产损失高达4万亿美...
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Sekaranglah waktunya memperkuat pengendalian risiko bencana di Asia Timur dan...
In PDF: Korean | Khmer Setiap kali saya diberitahu terjadinya kembali sebuah bencana alam – tentang korban jiwa masyarakat, rumah-rumah yang hancur, matapencaharian yang hilang – saya teringat...
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ถึงเวลาที่ต้องสร้างความแข็งแกร่งให้กับการลดความเสี่ยงจากภัยพิบัติในเอเชียตะวั...
ใน PDF: Korean | Khmerทุกครั้งที่ผมทราบข่าวว่ามีภัยพิบัติทางธรรมชาติเกิดขึ้น ผู้คนบาดเจ็บเสียชีวิต บ้านเรือนพังเสียหาย ชีวิตความเป็นอยู่ของผู้คนที่ประสบภัยต้องเปลี่ยนแปลงไป...
View ArticleOn World Toilet Day, it’s time Pacific leaders start talking toilets
On World Toilet Day, it’s time Pacific leaders start talking toilets
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We must prepare now for another major El Niño
El Niño is back and may be stronger than ever. A wooden boat is seen stranded on the dry cracked riverbed of the Dawuhan Dam during drought season in Madiun, Indonesia's East Java province. October...
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我们必须时刻准备再次迎来严重厄尔尼诺现象
厄尔尼诺现象又回来了，而且可能会来的更猛。 干旱季节印尼东爪哇省Madiun的Dawuhan大坝干裂的河床上搁浅的木船。 2015年10月28日 © ANTARA...
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On International Women’s Day, 5 facts about gender and the law in the Pacific...
There is a lot that development practitioners don’t know about the Pacific Islands. When it comes to the laws of these small island nations scattered throughout the ocean separating Asia and the...
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Cheers, NZ: How New Zealand and the World Bank are changing lives in the Pacific
New Zealand has a long history of supporting its close neighbors in the Pacific, both in times of disaster and emergencies, and to help improve the lives of many thousands across the region. On...
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How do we achieve sustained growth? Through human capital, and East Asia and...
Students at Beijing Bayi High School in China. Photo: World Bank In 1950, the average working-age person in the world had almost three years of education, but in East Asia and Pacific (EAP), the...
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