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Chinese flagged fishing boats unload tuna at Princess Wharf in Suva, Fiji July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham
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Pacific bloc demands climate action as China, US woo

Rising sea levels are a constant threat.Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

China has yet to learn the rules of the pacific chess game

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media at Melbourne Commonwealth Parliament Office, in Melbourne, Australia February 11, 2022. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Australia's vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing - PM Morrison

Picture: ADB Website
Global Economy

ADB allocates $4.1m to support recovery in rural Asia Pacific

Tugboats pour water on the container ship Zim Kingston after it caught fire the day before off the coast of Victoria. Credit: Reuters
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Burning cargo ship spews toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast

Fire cascades down from the deck of the container ship ZIM Kingston into the waters off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, October 23, 2021, as seen through a pair of binoculars, in this image obtained via social media. Photo :Reuters
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Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast: officials

A group of naval vessels from Russia and China conduct a joint maritime military patrol in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, in this still image taken from video released on October 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in the Pacific

Labourers at a construction site in Shanghai, China. Picture taken July 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific

A daily wage labourer stands in a queue for free food at a construction site where activity has been halted due to 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, April 10, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress on global development goals, says ADB

Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

UK will apply to trans-Pacific trade bloc before publishing economic impact

Due to higher prices for fruits, vegetables and dairy products, it has become nearly impossible for poor people in Asia and the Pacific to achieve healthy diets. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Malnutrition for billions in Asia, Pacific feared amid pandemic

81 mn jobs lost as Covid-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour markets: ILO
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81 mn jobs lost as Covid-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour markets: ILO

‘Asia needs stronger regional cooperation to boost Covid-19 recovery’
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‘Asia needs stronger regional cooperation to boost Covid-19 recovery’