Asian countries seen to miss MDG goals

DESPITE Asia’s rapid growth, many countries in the region may not achieve their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) and National University of Singapore study revealed.

According to the study entitled “Ending Asian Deprivations,” vast sections of Asia’s population remain poor and suffer hunger and other forms of deprivation, which could threaten the sustainability of the region’s growth and its integration.