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Challenges facing agriculture in SE Asia
Published on 06/06/2013
» Agriculture has been an engine for economic growth and development in Southeast Asia, lifting millions out of poverty and positioning the region and potential powerhouses, such as Myanmar, to be a source of global food security. Today the region faces new challenges to meet growing demand, with risks from natural resource scarcity, shocks from food price volatility, and climate change.
The risky new world of 'Digital Wildfire'
Published on 01/06/2013
» The highly accessible internet not only facilitates the fast communication of information, but also poses new risks to the world, the biggest one being the misinformation that is spread either intentionally or unintentionally.
Global environmental risk and China
Published on 01/06/2013
» Less than one year after the 2012 "Rio +20" Sustainable Development Summit, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has published its Global Risk 2013 report, in which environmental risk is impressively identified as one of the top global risks for the next decade.
WEF report: East Asia enters the era of hyper connectivity
Published on 31/05/2013
» World Economic Forum information and communications technology expert Danil Kerimi explains how truly understanding and harnessing digital globalisation can help all Asean nations to compete in the global marketplace.
WEF Blog: Thailand is the kitchen of the world
Published on 01/06/2012
» The importance of food and agriculture to Thailand is undisputable. About 40% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and it contributes to about 10% of GDP. The country is the world’s leading rice exporter and has successfully positioned itself as the “Kitchen of the World,” with the annual value of food exports expected to exceed 1 trillion baht in 2012.
Yingluck, Wirjawan speak at WEF
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/05/2012
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan outlined their countries' economic aims on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, with both emphasising fundamentals.