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A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.
It is necessary to redesign private pension management fee schemes so companies have incentives to compete and develop better products.
Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.
Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
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.
A study of Samoa's online firms provides lessons and insights for other companies in the Pacific.
Financial support and credit rehabilitation can help financially vulnerable borrowers to repay their debts amid economic impacts of COVID-19.