Asian Development Outlook- April 2025
<p>Weak consumption in the People’s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along
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How the humble potato could feed the world
Potato are cheaper, more nutritious and easier to grow than grain. But turning to the spud does not come without risks.
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Beijing on overdrive to curb pollution
Pallavi Aiyar Polluting vehicles banned from plying and industries near Beijing told to shut down temporarily Decked up: A Beijing Olympics logo at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. More than 40 million plants have been used in a move to cut down on pollution and to decorate key venues and roads. Beijing: With only seven days to go for the Olympic Games, the host city on Friday breathed in some much welcome fresh air, after several days of smoggy, overcast skies.
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Is China's pollution poisoning its children?
Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters.
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Water for life: lessons for climate change adaptation from better management of rivers for people and nature
WWF presented a series of case studies from four continents showing that measures to improve the health of stressed water systems now would also improve their ability to cope with projected climate impacts in the future. This report shows that practical adaptations to climate change impacts on freshwaters may have immediate benefits for peoples' livelihoods and to conserve ecosystems, and should be priorities for governments and aid donors.
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Trading with Asias giants
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China and India: a tale of two trade integration approaches
The comparison of the key features of trade integration processes and the economic outcomes in China and India reveals that while much has already been achieved in both these economies, the Chinese reforms, especially with respect to manufacturing
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Recovering the good Earth: China's growing organic market
Although China's agricultural reputation has been tarnished by widespread reports of food tainted with pesticides and other contaminants, the country is undergoing a rapid expansion in the production of and market for organic food. Spurred in part by growing demand for organic products from other nations, China now devotes more than 28% of its agricultural land to "eco-foods," which include organic foods as well as China's domestic "green" and "hazard-free" categories of food.
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China 'leads the world' in renewable energy
Alok Jha, green technology correspondent guardian.co.uk, Lighting the way ... a solar panel in China's Olympic village. Photograph: Dan Chung China is the world's leading producer of energy from renewable sources and is on the way to overtaking developed countries in creating clean technologies, according to a report by the Climate Group. Published today, the group's report, China's Clean Revolution, shows that supportive government policies investing billions of dollars in energy efficiency and renewables are driving huge levels of innovation in China.
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US in eye of WTO blame storm
Several Developed Countries Are Blaming A Developed Nation For Derailing Negotiations
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Financing energy efficiency: lessons from Brazil, China, India, and beyond
Greater energy efficiency is key for shifting country development paths toward lower-carbon economic growth. Especially in developing countries and transition economies, vast potential for energy savings opportunities remain unrealized even though current financial returns are strong. "Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond" examines the nature of this dilemma and how it may be overcome in practical and operational terms.