Laos cabinet weighs reforms to boost governance, rural development
The initiative is part of the Laotian government's broader efforts to improve living standards, reduce poverty, and advance its implementation of the 10th National Socio-Economic…
Agriculture
Philippines strengthens farm trade with Egypt, Laos
The Department of Agriculture said the expanded agricultural cooperation between Manila and Cairo involves fertilizer imports and tuna exports.
Cash crops make desert control profitable in China
Ecological barrier around Taklimakan spurs local economic growth.
Heeding the signal: Indonesia’s rising food insecurity
The share of food-insecure Indonesians rose from 8.7 percent in 2024 to 10.4 percent in 2025, or roughly 29 million people, writes Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis.
Nepal earns record billions from large cardamom exports
Export earnings rose despite modest production growth. Traders urge diversification beyond India and stronger direct access to Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.
Over 500 pigs dead as new ASF outbreak reported in Philippines’ Negros Occidental
San Enrique Mayor Jilson Tubillara confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that all 10 barangays (neighbourhoods) in the town have been affected, with laboratory tests confirming the…
Malaysia’s durian windfall to last a season
This is due to a bumper harvest, leading to a situation known as “durian tsunami” where an oversupply in the market causes prices to tumble.
Laos, Cambodia deepen agricultural partnership, open new trade corridor to China
The agreement was cemented at a meeting held in Vientiane on Monday to launch a new route that will allow Cambodian agricultural produce to reach the Chinese market through Laos,…
Enough fertiliser supply until year-end, Malaysian lower house told
Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin said checks with fertiliser makers and suppliers showed that current stock can cover about nine months of…
El Nino and India’s monsoon question
India's southwest monsoon plays a pivotal role as the country's "economic lifeline," through sustaining agriculture and supporting hydropower generation – while also affecting…