News Releases

ADB Approves $95 Million to Help Lao PDR, Viet Nam Upgrade Key Road Network

ADB will extend $95 million to help the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam upgrade roads in the northeastern transport corridor that offers trade and poverty reduction benefits to both countries, as well as the wider Mekong region.

ADB to Improve Dengue, Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries

ADB is extending $49 million to expand surveillance response systems to help control dengue outbreaks, and prevent the spread of communicable and tropical diseases in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.

ASEAN+3 Forum Discusses Harmonizing Asia's Bond Markets

The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum met for the first time today in Tokyo, Japan to discuss how best to harmonize regulations and market practices in Asia's local currency bond transactions.

Asia Represents the World's Best Hope for Achieving MDGs, ADB President Tells UN

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said today that Asia and the Pacific, home to three-fifths of humanity and two-thirds of the world's poor, represented the world's best hope for achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Asia-Pacific Countries Still Have Opportunity to Turn Robust Growth into Anti-Poverty Success

Countries of Asia and the Pacific are at a crucial point in driving forward progress to cut hunger and poverty and achieve higher levels of health and education by 2015, according to a new report launched today at the start of a three-day summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters in New York.

Republic of Korea, GMS Countries Target Priority Areas for Joint Development Work

The Republic of Korea has agreed to work closely with the Greater Mekong Subregion to tackle priority GMS development issues, including transport, trade and the environment, a high level forum heard here.

Mekong Nations Gather to Chart Regional Cooperation for Next Decade

Ministers from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion are holding a 16th Ministerial Meeting in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 20 August 2010 to discuss a new 10-year framework for regional cooperation.

ADB to Help Lao PDR Improve Vocational Training, Address Skill Shortages

ADB is helping the Lao People's Democratic Republic improve the quality and relevance of its technical and vocational training to address skill shortages in key areas of the economy.

ADB to Invest in Greater Mekong Subregion, Clean Energy Fund

ADB will invest $15 million to support clean energy projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion and South Asia through the Mekong Brahmaputra Clean Development Fund.

ADB Invests in Fund to Spur SME Growth in ASEAN, PRC

ADB is investing up to $25 million in a new fund designed to support the growth of small- and medium-sized enterprises in ASEAN countries and the People's Republic of China.