Author: Sandra Seno-Alday, Sydney University The roughly 20 typhoons that hit Southeast Asia each year pale in comparison to the impact on the region of COVID-19...
According to one estimate, 420-580 million people worldwide could be pushed into poverty, with as much as 240 million of them living in the East Asia...
Thailand has recorded 58 deaths so far and 3,129 confirmed cases and has been gradually easing restrictions in an effort to revive its economy after appearing...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The lockdowns that started in China’s Hubei province on 23 January were a major disruption to the international supply of manufactured goods....
Author: Ken Heydon, LSE Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, global value chains (GVCs) were losing their impetus as drivers of world growth. Between 2012 and 2015,...
Author: Paola Subacchi, Queen Mary University of London and University of Bologna Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, the level of global debt was high by...
Author: Wei Li and Hans Hendrischke, Sydney University China’s economy is poised for a quick rebound. In March, factories reopened and in April, schools started reopening...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU At the start of the year Donald Trump was poised to run for re-election in November on the back of a strong...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Italian newspaper La Stampa in an interview on May 4 that Russia and China are using humanitarian assistance provided to Italy...