MANILA: Two-thirds of the world's poorest people live in the Asia-Pacific region, where progress to reduce poverty is falling short of targets in many countries, a joint report by the Asian Development Bank and two U.N. agencies said Monday.
However, Malaysia, China and Thailand are among the leaders in poverty reduction efforts, the report said.
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