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22 May 2012

12 Things to Know in 2012: Sustainable Development

The Rio+20 Conference will take place in June to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Here are 12 things to know about sustainable development.

15 May 2012

Road to HIV Prevention

ADB is pushing for the amendment of the AIDS law to include HIV prevention in the workplace. This will facilitate government budget allocation for HIV prevention activities to curb an impending epidemic in Mongolia.

9 May 2012

12 Things to Know in 2012: Asian Agriculture

With rising populations, increasing food prices and environmental concerns, Asia’s agricultural sector faces a raft of challenges.

8 May 2012

Best to Connect

Asia has been very successful in reducing the rate of poverty yet nearly 1.8 billion people in the region still live on less than $2 a day. The effectiveness of development spending is more important than ever before.

5 May 2012

Fast Facts: Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean

Trade between Asia and Latin America has grown tremendously in the past decade, reaching an estimated $442 billion in 2011.