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Mar 19, 2020 21:04 PM

Hu Shuli: Want to Stop the Outbreak? Wear a Mask
By Hu Shuli
It is totally irresponsible to claim that wearing masks doesn’t help prevent respiratory infections
Mar 19, 2020 18:23 PM

Fisher: What Western Pundits Miss About China and The Coronavirus
By Ken Fisher
Pundits should listen to Sir John Templeton’s advice: 'This time it’s different' is the most dangerous phrase in investing
Mar 18, 2020 18:12 PM

Rajan: Covid-19 Provides Chance to Address Long-Unsolved Problems
By Raghuram Rajan
Establishment should help the precariat, else the pandemic offers no silver lining
Mar 17, 2020 21:48 PM

Editorial: Coronavirus Is a Global Problem That Requires Global Cooperation
Epidemics don’t respect borders. And pointless squabbling will only lead humanity toward an even bigger disaster
Mar 17, 2020 18:59 PM

IMF’s Georgieva: Cooperative Policy for a Healthy Global Economy
By Kristalina Georgieva
Covid-19 policy responses, from monetary to fiscal to regulatory, are most effective when coordinated
Mar 15, 2020 21:22 PM

Opinion: The Essential Principles for Successfully Fighting the Coronavirus
By Wang Shuo
Though countries can take different approaches to the pandemic, there are a few basic rules that must be followed
Mar 13, 2020 19:54 PM

Opinion: I Fought the Coronavirus in China. Here’s How I Think the U.S. and European Responses Stack Up
By Zhang Wenhong
Shanghai hospital infectious diseases chief Zhang Wenhong writes that pandemic could last into next year if countries like Italy and Iran lose control and exhaust medical resources
Mar 13, 2020 17:11 PM

Opinion: How America Can Beat Covid-19
By James Galbraith
The U.S. needs to remember its own history and mobilize society as it did in the past
Mar 12, 2020 20:18 PM

Opinion: Thank the Government for Controlling the Virus? No, They Should Be Thanking Us
By Fang Fang
Plans to get people in Wuhan to show gratitude to the Communist Party show the arrogance of government officials
Mar 11, 2020 19:39 PM

Opinion: Covid-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Can Help the World Find a Treatment
By Mark Suzman
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative seeks to speed up development
Mar 10, 2020 19:36 PM

Opinion: Coronavirus Is Not the Flu
By Wang Shuo
The new coronavirus is deadlier than the flu. The long-term challenge is to narrow the gap between the two
Mar 09, 2020 19:03 PM

Editorial: Coronavirus Doesn’t Mark End of Globalization
Despite the outbreak’s short-term damage to the world’s economy, it won’t stop the relentless march of globalization
Mar 06, 2020 18:47 PM

Opinion: In Fight Against Covid-19, It’s Not Too Late for Japan
By Wang Shuo
As the disease tests the country, it can learn from the experience of China, Singapore and the U.S
Mar 05, 2020 20:08 PM

Opinion: Make Careful Supply Chain Decisions for the Future, Not the Past
By Edward Tse
Shifting a company’s supply chain is not a trivial matter, and should be about long-term strategy more than responding to short-term shocks
Mar 04, 2020 19:34 PM

Opinion: The Fiscal Fight in the Time of Covid-19
By Koichi Hamada
Despite the protests of fiscal hawks, it makes sense for governments to open their purse strings in times of crisis
Mar 03, 2020 20:53 PM

Opinion: A Pandemic of Deglobalization?
By Harold James
Covid-19’s effects may have precedents in the Dutch tulip mania, Italian nationalism, and the end of the Middle Ages
Mar 02, 2020 22:12 PM

Editorial: Outbreak Highlights Need to Fix What’s Ailing Chinese Businesses
Heavy tax burdens, high social insurance payments and the cost of raising money remain fundamental problems that have to be addressed
Feb 29, 2020 16:25 PM

Opinion: Five Lessons for Other Nations from China’s Fight Against Covid-19
By Wang Shuo
Country’s response to the viral outbreak has had strengths and weaknesses — studying both will benefit other nations as they prepare for a possible pandemic
Feb 28, 2020 20:16 PM

Opinion: U.K. and China Can Help Lead a Global Response to Covid-19
By Barbara Woodward
The outbreak poses a huge challenge to the international community, but also offers an opportunity to forge closer ties
Feb 26, 2020 16:34 PM

Opinion: After Abe, Japan Will Need Even Bolder Economic Reforms
By Akira Kawamoto
Prime minister’s maverick ‘Abenomics’ policies helped beat deflation, but his successor will have to overcome entrenched interest to spur growth