News and Insights

Latest from across Asia and the Pacific

Explore news and highlights from across our offices and learn what our experts and networks have to say about the development landscape in Asia and the Pacific.

Media Contact

Our development experts and staff in Asia, the Pacific, and the United States are available for media briefings and speaking engagements.

For assistance, please contact Global Communications:
Eelynn Sim, Director, Strategy and Programs
[email protected]

Category
Tag
Region
Program
1-10 of 2,960 results

Sort By

  • Addressing Challenges to Organizational Capacity: Our Commitment to Growth

    While the capacities of civil society organizations vary, they usually face challenges in governance, resource mobilization, and project management, which can hinder long-term sustainability and growth. Each of these issues […]
  • 2024 Leaders on the Frontlines: Voices for Asia and the Pacific’s Future

    On October 22 and 23, 2024, we hosted two private dinners for our 2024 Asia Foundation Development Fellows in Berkeley and San Francisco. The dinners brought together Lotus Circle Advisors, […]
  • ,

    Enhancing Labor Migration Capacities Through Youth Leadership in Bangladesh

    As part of the Fairer Labor Migration Coalition under the Promoting Effective, Responsive, and Inclusive Governance in Bangladesh (PERI) Program, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is engaging youth volunteer […]
  • UK-Indonesia Partnership: Empowering Local Climate Action Through Fiscal Innovation

    Ecological Fiscal Transfers Schemes  In Indonesia, our Environmental Governance unit, with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is taking significant steps to support Indonesia’s climate goals […]
  • The Global Roadmap for Action on the Care Economy

    The caregiving crisis of Covid-19 and long-term trends such as aging populations have thrown a spotlight on the gaps in the global care economy. This Roadmap points to the way forward.
  • AMPLIFY Helps Women Lead ASEAN’s Security Shift

    AMPLIFY, a five-year Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiative launched in April by The Asia Foundation with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to address the […]
  • Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025

    Given the region’s strategic importance, it is imperative that the United States engage with Southeast Asia and its regional organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in a reliable […]
  • U.S.–China–Southeast Asia Relations, a Special Report

    Southeast Asia has become the central arena of U.S.-Chinese competition. In this conversation, the authors of a new report from The Asia Foundation discuss the prospects for peaceful regional cooperation.
  • From Vulnerability to Resilience: Safeguarding MSMEs from Cyberattacks

    Small businesses in Southeast Asia have moved online in large numbers, but they’re stepping into a minefield of cyber risks where many lack the resources to protect themselves.
  • Let’s Read Nurtures Young Readers in the Maldives 

    In the Maldives, our Let’s Read initiative has collaborated with local writers to expand the availability of Dhivehi-language children’s literature. As of August 2024, 197 books are available in Dhivehi […]

No results found.

Skip Footer