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FDI-recipient countries show positive growth in productivity but their technology gains depend on absorption capacity.

Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.

Innovations in water management and adaptive planning can create opportunities for climate adaptation and mitigation.

Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.

In Australia, the private sector is working with regulators to maximize the benefits of blockchain technology and minimize its risks. 

Increasing disaster risks in developing countries call for strategic planning and investments in resilient and low-carbon infrastructure.

A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.

COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.

Sustainable energy is about more than renewables. Challenges will remain in financing and maintaining energy systems, even after the clean-energy transition is complete.

In the People’s Republic of China, biogas plants supply electricity to livestock farms using their wastes and produce organic fertilizer for eco-farming.