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Explore insights on solutions, case studies, best practices, and innovations addressing development challenges facing countries across Southeast Asia.  

High-value horticulture in Viet Nam
Tourism is considered one of the world’s largest employers, with over 270 million workers globally. Photo credit: ADB.
Future-Proofing Tourism: Building a Workforce-First Path

When guided by people-centered principles, digitalization can amplify human ingenuity, foster innovation, expand workforce opportunities, and strengthen the industry’s competitiveness.

ASEAN seeks to promote Southeast Asia as a single, seamless, and high-quality destination through data-driven, audience-centered, and digitally enabled regional marketing initiatives. Photo credit: ADB.
12 Things to Know: Tourism and Travel in Southeast Asia

The ASEAN Tourism Sectoral Plan 2026–2030 is anchored on five focus areas: resilient tourism, empowered tourism workforce, accessible and seamless travel, digital transformation, and sustainable tourism.

Across ASEAN, electricity demand is set to almost double by 2040, driven by economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization. Photo credit: ADB.
Bridging Borders for a Cleaner Future: ASEAN’s Next Leap in Cross-Border Power Trade

In today’s world, energy security is no longer just about having enough fuel within one’s borders—it is about building systems that are interconnected, resilient, and low-carbon.

When it comes to adopting AI, education systems are still catching up. Most curricula emphasize theory over the task-based skills needed in AI-powered workplaces. Photo credit: iStock/Nutthaseth Vanchaichana.
AI for Good: Toward a Confident Digital Society in Southeast Asia

AI is no longer confined to labs or large corporations. It is quietly revolutionizing how societies function.

Mobilizing green finance to support a just transition. ADB partnered with JICA and other international lenders to provide green loans to the Lotus Wind Power Project in Viet Nam. Photo credit: ADB.
Solutions Are on the Horizon for Southeast Asia’s Hard-to-Abate Sectors

Coordinated regional action can accelerate technology adoption and interoperability and mobilize transition finance.

Shifting to hydroponic systems can save 80%–90% of water as compared to open-field irrigation. It also offers a faster growing cycle: crops grown in a hydroponic system can be harvested sooner. Photo credit: ADB.
How Hydroponics Can Help Farmers Stem Losses from Saline Intrusion into the Mekong Delta

Shifting to alternative farming systems and ensuring farmers are aware about the challenges of saline agriculture could help them protect their crops.

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