Busan, Republic of Korea

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare from improving disease diagnosis and clinical decision-making to strengthening public health systems. But an important question remains: who benefits, and how can AI help close health gaps rather than widen them?

Clean Air Asia, along with co-organizers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), presented the 12th Better Air Quality conference (BAQ 2026) held on 11-13 March 2026, with pre-events on 9–10 March, in Bangkok, Thailand.

ADB's International Anticorruption Day (IAD) celebration concluded on 11 December 2025. This year’s commemoration focused on “Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Government and Procurement.” 

ADB hosted the 11th International Education and Skills Forum from 3–5 December 2025 at its headquarters in Manila, themed “Applying a Fresh Lens to Unlock the Power of Human Capital.” The forum sought to enable education systems to respond more quickly to transformational trends and to better address persistent challenges in the education and skills development sector.