CAMBODIA
- The government is looking into drawing up an effective national action plan to put an end to early marriages, also known as child marriages. (Khmer Times)
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a sector development programme that combines a $50 million policy-based loan package with $23 million in project investments to support the energy transition of Cambodia. (Khmer Times)
LAO PDR
- Amendments to Law on Sciences and Technology were presented at the ongoing 4th Ordinary Session of the 9th National Assembly on Dec 13 by Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Souli-oudong Soundara. (KPL)
- The continuing depreciation of the kip is creating a major roadblock in the government’s efforts to rein in inflation, especially as one third of the goods used to calculate price rises are imported. (Vientiane Times)
MYANMAR
VIET NAM
- The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) will mobilise an initial US$15.5 billion of public and private finance over the next three to five years to support Việt Nam’s green transition. (Viet Nam News)
- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam has worked with the Ministry of Health to scale up newborn life-saving interventions across the country for years. (Vietnam Plus)
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