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A women wearing face mask to avoid COVID-19 infection in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Lockdown measures have been imposed in a number of localities in Cambodia to curb the spread of COVID-19 while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of 400 million USD for the Philippines to purchase COVID-19 vaccines. In Cambodia, the administration of Kep province has announced that people from the cities and provinces linked to the “February 20 Community Event” w...

Jung Cheol Shin Professor, Department of Education, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Dr. Shin is Professor of Higher Education at Seoul National University. He was involved in policy analysis and policy development at the Korea Ministry of Education about 20 years before he joined Seoul National University in 2006. His research interests are higher education policy, and knowledge and social development. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Syst...

The Philippines, which started its inoculation programme on March 1 with six lakh Sinovac doses donated by China, is battling a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases; in talks with vaccine manufacturers to buy 161 million doses

In his current role, Mr. Pinali oversees ADB’s work in Uzbekistan in the areas of Finance and Private Sector, including Public Private Partnerships. He has more than 18 years of professional experience, nearly 7 years of which spent in ADB. Previously he also held the roles of investment officer in the Inter-American Development Bank and financial sector specialist in the

News Release | 9 March 2021 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 March 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has generally endorsed a new country partnership strategy (CPS) for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) covering 2021–2025 to support government efforts to achieve high-quality, green development. This CPS will be central in reorienting ADB’s engagement in the PRC as the country transits to high-income status and approaches graduation from ADB’s assistance. ADB operations in the PRC wil...

Dr. Vinay Bhargava is the Chief Technical Adviser at an international NGO - the Partnership for Transparency and Board member of PTF Asia Foundation. PTF supports innovative civil society led initiatives to improve governance and development effectiveness. Currently it is supporting grassroots CSOs in India, Ghana, Uganda, Argentina, Zambia and Gambia to complement government

ADB praises Hasina’s leadership in Covid fight UNB 23rd February, 2021 05:30:26 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday highly praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas dynamic and successful leadership in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and rolling out a nationwide vaccination programme. ADB Country Director in Bangladesh Manmohan Parkash came up with the appreciation when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban. The ADB will provide US$ 940 million as assista...

22 February 2021 Author: Editorial Board, ANU The United States abandoned economic leadership in Asia four years ago. Rather than promote and strengthen the multilateral institutions and frameworks that underpin Asia’s prosperity, the United States under President Trump began systematically undermining them: from the WTO, WHO and Paris Agreement, to military alliances with Japan and South Korea, bilateral trade ties and cooperation in regional forums. The message that Asian policymakers recei...

Continuation on the FATFs grey list means Pakistan will not get any respite from difficulties in trying to access finances in the form of investments and aid from the IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the European Union

  Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 16 Feb 2021 08:55 PM BdST Updated: 16 Feb 2021 08:55 PM BdST The government will impose tolls on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway after it is upgraded to four lanes, Planning Minister MA Mannan has said. "); } He made the disclosure at a media briefing after the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the Dhaka-Sylhet road development project on Tuesday. The planning minister also explained the reasons for spending more funds to...