In East Asia and Pacific (EAP), access to health care is crucial for unlocking human potential, expanding job opportunities and creating thriving, resilient communities. The region faces significant ...

Besides geopolitics at play, strategic trust and peace between Asean states are also being put to the test Read more at The ...

As more and more countries in Asia and the Pacific face rapidly ageing populations, understanding and strategically preparing for these shifting demographics and their significant socio-economic ...

In the January 2026 edition of its Global Economic Prospects, the World Bank Group anticipated Vietnam's GDP growth at 6.3% in 2026 and 6.7% in 2027.

The Philippines is projected to be the third fastest-growing economy in the East Asia and Pacific region this year and in ...

SINGAPORE, September 15, 2025 — The World Bank Group has appointed Carlos Felipe Jaramillo as Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region, effective September 15, 2025. Jaramillo brings ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 Reuters) - Asia's youngest nation East Timor became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at its summit on Sunday after being signed in by leaders of member states.

Eighty years after the guns fell silent in the Pacific theater of World War II, the region it reshaped continues to remember – and forget – in strikingly different ways. In China, the memory has never ...