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Ideas to boost industrial and service co-operatives in Asia-Pacific

A report from ICA Asia Pacific and Cicopa analyses existing systems and institutional settings around co-operatives…

Malaysian government to support co-ops affected by floods

Co-ops will receive up to up to RM30,000 (£5,449) each

Singapore launches 2021 Co-op Hot Shot Photo competition

In its eighth year, the competition highlights the contribution of co-operatives to building a better world

Obituary: Ungku A. Aziz, leading light of the Malaysian co-op movement

Prof Aziz was president of national sector body Angkasa for nearly 40 years and worked with…

Japan adopts Workers Co-operatives Act

The act provides a legal form for worker co-operatives

Obituary: Kok Kwong Kwek, chair of the Singapore National Cooperative Federation

'We remember him as someone who commanded respect and friendships, across countries and through different age…

Co-operatives step in to help the Philippines recover from typhoons

Local co-operatives and the International Co-operative Alliance for Asia-Pacific have stepped in to support affected co-ops

Senate passes Co-operative Development Office (CDO) Bill in the Philippines

Every local government unit will now have its own CDO to help grow and develop the…

New chief executive for Singapore National Co-operative Federation

Ang Hin Kee has taken over from Dolly Goh who announced her decision to step down…

Cooperative hackathon: how can tech be used to establish co-ops?

Using technology as a tool to establish people-centred business collectives

New report suggests measures to grow microinsurance sector in India

'Working on this subject during the pandemic has only served to convince us of how crucial…

Would co-operatives make tea taste better?

Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith…