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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
According to the International Energy Agency, the region needs $27 billion between 2025 and 2040 to build interconnectors—transmission lines that link power systems, often across borders—to realize the ambitions of the APG. Photo credit: ADB.
ASEAN Power Grid: In Search of Bankable Projects

To create a pipeline of projects, the region needs to address concerns over regulatory and licensing rules as well as revenue certainty.

Thanks to a project that brought training directly to marginalized communities, Radhika (not her real name) has been able to start a tailoring business. Photo credit: Courtesy of Save the Children Nepal.
From Adversity to Entrepreneurship: Bringing Skills Training Right to the Community's Doorstep

Mobile vocational training is unlocking economic opportunity for marginalized girls in Nepal’s Terai region.

Southeast Asia has the potential to become an epicenter of the $3-trillion global blue economy. However, it faces sustainability and financing challenges. Photo credit: ADB.
How ASEAN Can Deliver the Blue Economy Promise of Sustainability and Prosperity

The 4th ASEAN Blue Economy Forum in Manila provided high-level strategic guidance and facilitated technical exchange and peer learning on blue economy development and regional cooperation.

Common causes of air pollution include emissions from household cooking and heating using open fires or inefficient stoves fueled by kerosene, biomass, or coal. Photo credit: ADB.
Why Health Matters Most in Solving Air Pollution

Focusing on health outcomes results in holistic solutions across multiple sectors.

Cambodia Tourism Minister Huot Hak and ADB Country Director for Cambodia Yasmin Siddiqi (center) opened the Cambodia Investor Roundtable on 19 May 2026 at the ADB Cambodia Resident Mission in Phnom Penh.
Lessons from the ASEAN Investor Roundtables on Tourism

As consultations for the ASEAN Sustainable and Resilient Tourism Investment Outlook 2030 progress across the region, a clearer picture is emerging of what destinations need to attract sustainable tourism investment.

The plant's expansion and increase in capacity will address the water needs of consumers through 2029. Photo credit: ADB.
Improving Private Sector Water Services in Viet Nam

A new loan for the expansion of a key water treatment plant benefits from ADB's project preparation assistance.

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