Natural disasters
Third strong earthquake off New Zealand triggers tsunami warning
Thousands of residents evacuate to higher grounds after magnitude-8.1 quake
Economy
Politics
New Caledonia set for vote on ending 167 years of French rule
China watching Sunday's independence poll on increasingly strategic island
Travel & Leisure
Pacific islands await 'travel bubble' as French Polynesia reopens solo
Economic pressure prompts bold gamble in face of coronavirus risks
Opinion
Central banks must connect climate change and financial inclusion
Extreme weather can wash away people's livelihoods
Economy
ADB warns coronavirus threatens to chop 10% off global output
Bank says fiscal and monetary responses needed immediately to soften fallout
Opinion
Governments facing tough choices in COVID-19 crisis: World Bank VP
Countries in East Asia and Pacific must expand effective programs for poverty relief
Economy
Pandemic to cut Asian growth to 2.2%, worst since 1998 crisis: ADB
Thailand, Hong Kong and seven other economies to shrink, China to slow sharply
Opinion
Follow Greta and listen to women in fight against climate change
Poor and marginalized women are most affected by it but least heard
Opinion
It is time for G-20 to give way to tech-driven AI-20
Multilateral body based on harnessing artificial intelligence is way forward
