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More East Asia and Pacific news from Eldis"; article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23196&resource=f1&n=1","Retirement decisions of older men in Indonesia"," California Center for Population Research (CCPR), USA",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24266&resource=f1&n=1","Case studies of successful efforts to raise boys’ education levels in Australia, Jamaica, Lesotho and Samoa"," Commonwealth of Learning (COL)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24254&resource=f1&n=1","How bilateral and regional free trade agreements rob developing countries of their economic governance"," Oxfam",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24252&resource=f1&n=1","Trends and prospects in developing Asia"," Asian Development Bank (ADB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23418&resource=f1&n=1","Poverty is forcing families to place their children in care in Viet Nam"," United Nations [UN] Children's Fund (UNICEF)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24187&resource=f1&n=1","Distance learning guide on food security information systems"," Food Security Information for Action Programme",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24174&resource=f1&n=1","Measuring inequality in China"," Working Group on Development and Environment in the Americas",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24160&resource=f1&n=1","How to increase Asian FDI to Africa: case studies from Botswana, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania"," United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24145&resource=f1&n=1","Overcoming gender inequality through gender-equitable macroeconomic and development policies"," Department of Economics, University of Utah",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24139&resource=f1&n=1","Women and ICTs in Asia"," United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24117&resource=f1&n=1","Promoting social and environmental sustainability through lending: a guide for financial institutions in emerging markets"," International Finance Corporation (IFC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23304&resource=f1&n=1","Pro-poor growth: summaries of recent research"," UNDP International Poverty Centre (IPC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23866&resource=f1&n=1","Can improved infrastructure pave the way towards sustainable development?"," Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23864&resource=f1&n=1","Ways to reduce poverty in Indonesia: learning from experience"," Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23822&resource=f1&n=1","Why do so many primary-age children in Cambodia work?"," United Nations [UN] Children's Fund (UNICEF)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24038&resource=f1&n=1","What is the true cost of labour for phones and computers?"," Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24000&resource=f1&n=1","How internal migration can reduce poverty in Asia"," Overseas Development Institute (ODI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23998&resource=f1&n=1","Case studies highlighting the gendered dynamic around agriculture, trade and food sovereignty"," International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23979&resource=f1&n=1","CSR in China’s textile industry"," The Responsible Supply Chain Association (RSCA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23964&resource=f1&n=1","How gender is (mis-) used for EU-China trade"," Women in Development Europe (WIDE)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23778&resource=f1&n=1","A briefing on labour conditions for Chinese garment workers"," Labour Behind the Label",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23187&resource=f1&n=1","Effectiveness of Asian Development Bank's policy towards indigenous people"," Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23297&resource=f1&n=1","How should corruption be tackled in East and Southeast Asia?"," Transparency International (TI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23950&resource=f1&n=1","Recognising gender differences in decision-making on energy and rural development"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23949&resource=f1&n=1","Rexamine liberalistation programmes in a gendered context"," AfricaFiles",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23941&resource=f1&n=1","The effects of public investment on agricultural growth and poverty reduction in China and India"," Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), India",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23897&resource=f1&n=1","Few countries expected to experience catastrophic impacts from sea level rise"," Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23823&resource=f1&n=1","What is China’s perspective on the North Korean nuclear crisis?"," United States Institute of Peace (USIP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23738&resource=f1&n=1","A collection of articles on Chinese labour issues"," US-China Business Council (USCBC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23889&resource=f1&n=1","Reporting on the social and environmental impacts of mining in northern Burma"," Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23514&resource=f1&n=1","Articles on urban-based humanitarian work"," Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), ODI",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23885&resource=f1&n=1","Education data from the World Education Indicators programme for 2004"," UNESCO Institute for Statistics",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23868&resource=f1&n=1","China’s rich don’t want more food, they want better food"," Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23394&resource=f1&n=1","Assessing monetary policy effects in the Philippines"," Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Netherlands",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23834&resource=f1&n=1","What is the ethical basis for corporate social responsibility?"," Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23831&resource=f1&n=1","Tackling child labour in Cambodia"," Understanding Children's Work (UCW), Innocenti Research Centre",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23827&resource=f1&n=1","Alternative methods of measuring poverty in Vietnam"," Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23815&resource=f1&n=1"," Recommendations for the future climate regime"," Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23811&resource=f1&n=1","What influences women’s use of contraceptives in the Philippines?"," International Family Planning Perspectives (IFPP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23573&resource=f1&n=1","Skills for monitoring and evaluation"," Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23791&resource=f1&n=1","Higher education by distance in developed and developing countries"," International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23790&resource=f1&n=1","Strategies to improve quality and enhance access for disadvantaged students in Thailand"," World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23760&resource=f1&n=1","Socio-economic disparities and TB control in rural China"," BMC Public Health",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23752&resource=f1&n=1","Understanding wellbeing in Peru, Ethiopia, Thailand and Bangladesh"," ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries (WeD). University of Bath",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23747&resource=f1&n=1","How can vulnerability to food insecurity be reduced in Viet Nam?"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23741&resource=f1&n=1","Poor, young and female: the new face of the HIV epidemic"," Global AIDS Alliance",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23419&resource=f1&n=1","The role of large engineering contractors in strengthening economic and social development in low income regions"," Overseas Development Institute (ODI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23406&resource=f1&n=1","China’s interest and activity in Africa’s construction and infrastructure sectors"," Department for International Development (DFID), UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23716&resource=f1&n=1","How to reduce absolute poverty?"," PovertyNet, World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23213&resource=f1&n=1","Translating the Sufficiency Economy into concrete action in Thailand"," Human Development Report Office (HDRO), UNDP",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23710&resource=f1&n=1","A systematic approach to conceptualising and measuring the equity of education systems"," UNESCO Institute for Statistics",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23701&resource=f1&n=1","Lessons from Asia on anti-corruption practices"," Transparency International (TI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23680&resource=f1&n=1","Achieving poverty reduction through pro-poor growth"," World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23677&resource=f1&n=1","Strengthening secondary education systems in Latin America and East Asia"," World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23676&resource=f1&n=1","Easing Mongolia’s struggle to maintain levels literacy achieved during the centrally planned system"," World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23671&resource=f1&n=1","Willingness to pay for cultural heritage conservation in Thailand"," IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23670&resource=f1&n=1","Health costs of diesel emissions in Sri Lanka"," IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23669&resource=f1&n=1","Biotechnology and biosafety in the Philippines"," IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23668&resource=f1&n=1","Pollution taxes in Cambodia"," IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23667&resource=f1&n=1","Payment for environmental services approaches to conservation in Vietnam"," IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23648&resource=f1&n=1","Comparing the gender gap on a global scale"," World Economic Forum",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23601&resource=f1&n=1","Restoring liquidity through reducing investment"," Bank for International Settlements (BIS)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23577&resource=f1&n=1","Does pornography affect children’s gender identity?"," Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21624&resource=f1&n=1","Ensuring the rights of working children"," Child Workers in Asia",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23567&resource=f1&n=1","A review of literature on globalisation and education"," Eldis Document Store",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23535&resource=f1&n=1","Examining income inequality"," Jus Semper Global Alliance",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23429&resource=f1&n=1","CSR in China: recent and future developments"," Eldis News Weblog",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23501&resource=f1&n=1","Burmese in Thailand: stuck in a cycle of trafficking, violence and exploitation"," Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23448&resource=f1&n=1","Enhancing human development in the Asia-Pacific through strengthening intellectual property regimes"," United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23097&resource=f1&n=1","Policy interventions in fighting child poverty"," Young Lives",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23445&resource=f1&n=1","Improving service delivery by contracting out to NGOs"," Brookings Institution",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23434&resource=f1&n=1","Challenging the myths about HIV in Asia"," Public Library of Science Medicine (PLoS Medicine)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23431&resource=f1&n=1","HIV and AIDS: new infections and deaths still rising according to the latest figures"," Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23400&resource=f1&n=1","Comparing factory-based reproductive health programmes"," Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23404&resource=f1&n=1","How can young people work towards the MDGs?"," Youth for a sustainable future Pacifica",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23276&resource=f1&n=1","China is on track to reaching the MDGs to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health"," United Nations [UN] Children's Fund (UNICEF)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22974&resource=f1&n=1","2006 trends in global food insecurity"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23354&resource=f1&n=1","Is China transitioning toward consumption-driven growth?"," Institute for International Economics (IIE), USA",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23252&resource=f1&n=1","How clothes manufacturing for Primark, Asda and Tesco in Bangladesh is failing to meet voluntary codes of conduct"," War on Want",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23335&resource=f1&n=1","What is the European Union’s position on Economic Partnership Agreements?"," Oxfam",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23269&resource=f1&n=1","Analysing the impact of out-of-pocket financing for healthcare on poverty in Asia"," Equitap (Equity in Asia-Pacific Health Systems)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23267&resource=f1&n=1","Assessing the efficiency of involuntary resettlement policy in Asia"," Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23263&resource=f1&n=1","Increased international competition increases gender wage disparities in Korea and Taiwan"," The International Working Group on Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics (GEM)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23235&resource=f1&n=1","What aspects of supply chains reduce the quality and safety of produce, and how can these be addressed?"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23230&resource=f1&n=1","Progress of labour conditions in the fashion industry and progress of the Ethical Trading Initiative"," Labour Behind the Label",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23226&resource=f1&n=1","Microfinance for shelter"," International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23058&resource=f1&n=1","Monitoring the efficiency of education across borders"," UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23111&resource=f1&n=1","Labour conditions at mobile phone factories in China, India, Thailand and the Philippines"," Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22434&resource=f1&n=1","Asian governments must mainstream population ageing into all development polices and actions"," UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and South-East Asia (CST Bangkok)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23185&resource=f1&n=1","How to take into account core labour standards: a manual for ADB and government officials"," Asian Development Bank (ADB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22802&resource=f1&n=1","How will China’s growth impact Africa?"," Center for Global Development (CGDEV), USA",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22760&resource=f1&n=1","Does trade openness promote regional inequality?"," World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22574&resource=f1&n=1","Experiences of social protection in China"," Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23178&resource=f1&n=1","Looking at the relationship between trade, finance and gender"," International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23170&resource=f1&n=1","China's involvement in Africa: implications for other donors"," Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22662&resource=f1&n=1","Key issues facing adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific"," Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23147&resource=f1&n=1","Integrating vocational skills into education policy"," International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21643&resource=f1&n=1","Fuel from coconuts?: energy security in the Pacific islands"," International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC14203&resource=f1&n=1","How successfully has the ADB involved civil society in its projects?"," Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23122&resource=f1&n=1","Better measurements of health and education for more effective policy making in Asia"," Dalberg Global Development Advisors","");