#east asia and pacific

Collection of east asia and pacific news, found 42 news.

Indonesia, Singapore to open joint Kendal Industrial Complex

Indonesia and Singapore will open the Kendal Industrial Park (KIP), a joint industrial complex, built in Kendal City, ...

President Jokowi to visit South Korea

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will visit South Korea on May 15-18, 2016, at the invitation of his South Korean ...

CGAP Announces Winner Of Photo Contest In 10th Year

- CGAP today announced its 2015 Photo Contest winner as Sujan Sarkar of India. The winning photo, called ...

Panasonic Toughbook(TM) Brings Configuration Management Solution Nearer to Home

Panasonic, an industry leader in rugged, reliable mobile computers since 1996, today announced the launch of its new ...

Indonesia, Timor-Leste ready to move triangular cooperation forward

The government of Indonesia and Timor-Leste are ready to move the triangular initiative with Australia forward, after ...

IFC Supports OJK in Improving Corporate Governance in Indonesia

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Indonesia's financial services authority Otoritas Jasa Keuangan signed an ...

Veep Boediono receives World Bank`s VP

Indonesian Vice President Boediono received Axel Van Trotsenburg, the World Bank`s new Vice President for East Asia ...

ASEAN, world bank collaborate to strengthen AEC monitoring

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank ...

Floods in urban areas said to increase poverty in East Asia-Pacific

The World Bank has stated that flooding in urban areas and cities creates a higher risk of increasing poverty in the ...

AICHR concludes Bali Meeting

The Seventh ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Meeting held in Bali starting from November ...

Quake, tsunami could cost Japan $235 billion: WB

The massive quake and tsunami of March 11 could cost Japan`s economy up to $235 billion, or 4.0 percent of output, but ...

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn - World Bank

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country`s economy $235 billion, or 4% ...