OMERS Infrastructure Agrees to Purchase 19.4% Stake in Azure Power
Transaction expands Canadian pension plan’s direct investment holdings in India, while increasing its global exposure to renewables sector SINGAPORE, July 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OMERS Infrastructure today announced that it has signed a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire from International Finance Corporation and IFC GIF Investment Company I an approximately 19.4% stake in Azure […]
Strengthening climate resilience through better flood management
Climate connection of July 2021 floods in Western Europe, China and IndiaExtreme flood events have recently hit several parts of Asia and Europe. Despite the varying contexts, the climate change connection is evident in China and India, as well as in G…
Lawmakers Seek to Curb Chinese Ownership of US Farmland
U.S. politicians are seeking to restrict Chinese purchases of American farmland amid fears that such purchases – while so far affecting a miniscule share of U.S. agricultural land – could ultimately pose a threat to the U.S. food supply chain.The House…
Main Stadium of Morodok Techo National Stadium Ready in August
AKP Phnom Penh,As major works have all been finished, a complete construction of the main stadium of Cambodia’s new Morodok Techo National Stadium is expected next month, August. The update was shared by the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CA…
US seizes tanker used to evade North Korea sanctions
The United States has seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker that was used to make oil deliveries to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, the Justice Department said, Trend reports citing Al Jazeera.A New York federal judge issued a judgem…
Blinken, Southeast Asia Leaders to Meet Virtually Next Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a senior state department official said Saturday, as Washington seeks to show the region it’s a U.S. priority while also address…
We Are Racing against New Variants: Act Today So No Regrets Tomorrow, says WHO
AKP Phnom Penh, The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia has issued a press release expressing its concerns over the current COVID-19 situation in the Kingdom as the Delta variant is now present in local community, thus calling on people to act …
Young Children and the Pandemic: UNICEF Early Childhood COVID-19 Response in East Asia and Pacific
INTRODUCTIONThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about massive disruptive changes and is a threat across multiple sectors that are essential to children’s optimal development. The responses to contain its spread have hampered access to programmes and serv…