PUTRAJAYA, April 25 —Malaysia has once again earned the trust of the international community by being re-elected as a member of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (GC SIAP) for the term 2025-2027.

BANGKOK, Dec 1 — The Asian and the Pacific region accounts for over 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, an increase of about 20 per cent between 2010 and 2022.

BANGKOK, Dec 15 — The international merchandise trade in the Asia-Pacific region is seen to rebound strongly in 2021, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, after a dramatic year for the global economy, according to findings by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

MOSCOW, April 8 — The coronavirus pandemic may cost the Asia-Pacific region 0.8 per cent of the gross domestic product or, equivalently, US$172 billion due to weakened global demand for their exports alone, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in a report published on Wednesday.