Victor Dalal, director of business development for Omni Navitas in south-east Asia, tells Sebastian Shehadi why the US-based solar energy company is expanding in the region.

Ajmal Ahmady, senior economic advisor to the president of Afghanistan, tells Mariam Meskin the importance of foreign investment and trade for national reforms. 

Asia-Pacific is likely to hit only one of its 16 UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, writes Lawrence Yeo.

Vietnamese coffee producer Trung Nguyen Group exports to 61 countries. Now it has China, the US and South Korea in its sights.

Indonesia has faced natural disasters and currency volatility in 2018, but optimism regarding the country's economy is in plentiful supply.