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A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
The pandemic exposed gaps in food systems that call for integrating healthy diets with sustainable resource management and public health.
A comprehensive data dashboard helps Seoul’s leaders make strategic and timely decisions.
Demographic changes, such as population aging in East Asia, will affect productivity and competitiveness and shape how innovation is created.
A new book identifies ways to stimulate Asian economic growth through a shift from traditional industrial policies to indigenous innovation.
A financing scheme using Internet of Things gives tricycle drivers access to credit without collateral and promotes discipline in loan repayments.
The Republic of Korea is testing drone technology in a variety of applications, including construction, agriculture, health care, and law enforcement.
The Maldives is adopting advanced low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions and diesel imports with the help of the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism.
Regional financial cooperation has strengthened Asian economies and made them more resilient, but attention toward this important work has waned in recent years.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.