China to extend, refine policy support for low-income residents, underdeveloped areas
China will not hit the brakes on its support policies after the end of the five-year transition period dedicated to both consolidating and expanding achievements in poverty alleviation and integrating…
Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation: Lessons from the Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific region has produced several success stories for economic transformation and those are worth reading to analyse and apply insights for Sri Lanka’s transformation. (A)Success stories from the…
China’s draft law prohibits arbitrary fines on private enterprises
Chinese lawmakers on Monday began deliberations on the draft private economy promotion law, which adds new provisions prohibiting arbitrary fees and fines on private enterprises. The draft law was submitted…
India: Slurs, Beatings, Thievery, Threats: How Dominant Caste Men Disrupted Dalit Weddings in UP
The news of the two incidents from western Uttar Pradesh prompted Member of Parliament Chandra Shekhar Aazad to describe them as “planned terror against Dalits” in the state. A Dalit…
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025, the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), Li Tianwei, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,…
Pakistan: Balochistan approves fisheries policy
The provincial cabinet has approved the Balochistan Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2025-2035. The meeting termed the policy a “landmark achievement” and the first of its kind in the country’s…