The 2018 Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in Viet Nam (LSAHV) is the first nationally representative longitudinal study of ageing in Viet Nam. The study aims to (i) investigate the health status and well-being of older persons (OPs) and their possible correlates, and (ii) assess the determinants of health status and transitions in health status and overall well-being. The LSAHV is part of a ...

Thus, this study will map out the current situation of DES in selected ASEAN Member States, and discuss the opportunities for DES in the ASEAN region to support and foster the convergence of the ASEAN Economic Community and sustainable economic growth by providing affordable, reliable, and better energy sources with less GHG emissions.

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has achieved remarkably high economic growth, with average gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 7.28% over 2010 to 2017, the second-highest growth rate among ASEAN member states during the same period. Myanmar’s real GDP per capita was US$1,300 in 2017. This strong economic growth during the last 6 years was also accompanied by an increase in energy ...

ERIA and the MME will prepare a Basic Energy Plan for Cambodia (BEPC) that is appropriate, comprehensive, feasible, and effective. In addition, the basic plan should have numerical targets for each energy issue covered by the plan, and the targets should be achievable.

The structure of this report is like the earlier editions because of the application of similar methodology. However, one important accomplishment of this study is the development of energy efficiency targets for the countries that did not have targets when this project started in 2007. It could be said that those countries started adopting energy efficiency as an important energy policy as a result ...

What is functional recovery care? Functional recovery care is care that enables a person to once again perform actions they had lost.

Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has been radically altering our society. Economic activities using tools of the Internet or new information and communications technology (ICT) to purchase goods or services or conduct business online are rapidly expanding. Global cross-border e-commerce has become increasingly important in the international economy. Various factors have laid a solid foundation for ...

The objective of the study is to (i) review the past and present innovation policies of the more developed countries of ASEAN and East Asia – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam – and present them with reasonable future innovation policies; (ii) analyse successful and failed national innovation systems (NIS) using country case studies and empirical data, ...

The objectives of this telephone survey study are as follows: 1. To measure the common knowledge of older people about COVID-19 and identify their source of the information; 2. To compare the welfare of older people before, during, and/or after the COVID-19 pandemic; 3. To understand the difficulties they face during this pandemic; 4. To monitor the assistance older people receive during the COVID-19 ...

The chapters in this volume show the key opportunities as well as challenges in embracing the two concepts in the context of the fast-growing emerging economies of ASEAN. Transforming the challenges into opportunities requires the participation of the full breadth of society and actions in nations, sectors, supply chains, and cities. Major trend corrections are needed to get the regionally integrated ...