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ADB deploys almost $40 billion for development across Asia-Pacific in 2024

ADB deploys almost $40 billion for development across Asia-Pacific in 2024

ADB’s financial and operational results were published today in its Annual Report 2024

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Recovery in Asia M&A, stuck at 8-year-lows, rests on macro conditions

FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the proposed DISCLOSE Act, which would require super PACs and certain other groups to disclose donors who contributed $10,000 or more during an election cycle, at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US to prioritize Pacific islands in contest with China

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PM Hasina urges joint Asia-Pacific action to meet water-related challenges

People wait in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test at its testing site in central Seoul, South Korea, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

WHO urges Asia-Pacific to ready for Omicron-driven surge in infections

Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Indonesian Airforce's F-16 Jet Fighter flies over Indonesian navy warship during an operation in Natuna, near the South China Sea, Indonesia, January 10, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via REUTERS

Indonesia warns against arms race after Australian nuclear sub pact

New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Malaysian PM proposes political reforms to woo opposition

US Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a bipartisan meeting on cancer legislation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, March 3, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Harris will reject China's claim in the South China Sea during trip to Asia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a virtual meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau who is in Ottawa, Canada, at the State Department in Washington, US February 26, 2021

US top diplomat Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week

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ICT spending in Asia to grow 7.1% in 2021 driven by digital shift in industries: IDC

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his statement at the end of the 5th France-Oceania Summit, held via video-conference, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 19, 2021. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS

France, South Pacific nations to combat 'predatory' fishing as China extends reach

FILE PHOTO: The sign of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is pictured at its headquarters in Beijing, China July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Pacific island nations turn to Beijing-backed AIIB as pandemic sinks economies