Nowhere in the world is the population growing as fast as in Niger. It was 3.5 million half a century ago; now it stands at 20 million. Many steadfastly refuse to talk or think about contraception. In the Banifandou health center, a clinic in Niger's capital Niamey, a baby is screaming at the t...

The Kayah State Chief Minister said his government wants to develop the Kayah State, which has slow economic development due to lack of technological development, via the development of small and medium (SME) enterprises. The State Chief Minister L Phaung Sho said electricity, road and communicat...

The number of Syrians registered as refugees in neighboring countries grew to 554,000 at the end of January from 92,000 in July 2012. In Jordan, according to the government, there are more than 300,000 Syrian refugees, 73,000 of them on the Zaatari camp. In January alone, the United Nations has regi...

Despite an influx of foreign investment and large resource base, Burma’s exponential growth in gross domestic product (GDP) could be held back by inadequate basic infrastructure and a lack of skilled workers, says a Rangoon-based business and market entry adviser. Jean-Pierre Verbiest, an economi...