
Southeast Asia needs high-performing public sector to beat COVID-19
To respond to the challenges of the pandemic and deliver services effectively, a professional civil service needs to build the values, culture and skills required to respond to complex demands and challenges.

规模庞大的RCEP贸易协定能否被各经济体充分利用?
《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》将15个国家和22亿人口纳入到一个贸易伙伴关系当中。该协定不仅仅局限于进出口贸易,它还将产生广泛的经济和社会效益。

RCEP is a gargantuan trade deal but will economies be able to make the most of it?
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership brings 15 nations and 2.2 billion people into a trade partnership. It also offers broad economic and societal benefits that go beyond imports and exports.

COVID-19 is sending millions of overseas workers back into Southeast Asia’s rural areas
With the right policies, enough jobs can be created to employ returning workers and creating the opportunity for a new era in agricultural entrepreneurship in the region.

重振亚太地区旅游业的两大助力手段
推动国内旅游并利用“旅行泡泡”可为本地区举步维艰的旅游业带来生机。

Two ways to help revive tourism in Asia and the Pacific
Promoting domestic travel and using “travel bubbles” will help throw a lifeline to the region's struggling tourism industry.

亚洲应领跑新冠疫苗研制
亚太地区不仅具备带领疫苗研发工作所需的专业知识和资源,还可带头将疫苗分配给最需要的人。

Asia should lead the way in producing a novel coronavirus vaccine
The Asia-Pacific region has the expertise and resources to take a leadership role in not only developing a COVID-19 vaccine but distributing it to those who need it most.

Taxing emissions in Singapore
Singapore’s carbon tax is designed to maximize green investments while minimizing negative effects on the overall economy.

The housing unaffordability crisis in Asia
The poor and middle class are struggling to find affordable housing across the region, but there are some basic steps cities can take to improve the situation.