South Asian countries should be ready to combat monkeypox

How Far Behind Are the South Asian Countries in Relation to East Asian

We define as South Asian countries those countries that start with Iran and end with Bangladesh in Asia. Wethen use export statistics in terms of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) for 14 industrial sectors tomeasure distances of export capabilities for these countries in relation to the “Western” developed and EastAsian countries. Statistical methods such as multidimensional scaling and ...

Are Asian Countries Ready to Lead a Global ICT Standardization?

East Asian countries are booming with both technological and demographic advances. They have traditionally developed their economies by being licensed foreign Information and Communications Technology (ICT) standards and using them to develop their home market and to export products. This chapter proposes that East Asian countries should start to develop a leadership role in global ICT standard...

how far behind are the south asian countries in relation to east asian

abstract:we define as south asian countries those countries that start with iran and end with bangladesh in asia. wethen use export statistics in terms of revealed comparative advantage (rca) for 14 industrial sectors tomeasure distances of export capabilities for these countries in relation to the “western” developed and eastasian countries. statistical methods such as multidimensional sca...

Why should high-income countries help combat Ebola?

The outbreak of Ebola inWest Africa is devastating to the affected countries. With no specific treatments or preventivemeasuresavailable,Ebolahas, todate,caused almost 2300 deaths,1 overwhelmed fragile health care systemsandthereby led to inadequatecare forother serious diseases, and slowed economic activity. YetEbolamost likelywill notbecomeaglobalhealth threat.2 Ebola only spreads throughdire...

Food Security in South and South East Asian Countries