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Apr 03, 2020 19:31 PM

Opinion: China’s State-Owned Firms Should Help Fund Pandemic Response
By Huang Tianlei
Despite Beijing’s recent signal that it is ready to launch a larger-scale fiscal stimulus to help battle the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, it doesn't have a lot of room to maneuver
Apr 03, 2020 11:05 AM

Shang Zhou: What the World Can Learn From Italy’s Covid-19 Debacle
By Shang Zhou
Immunologist’s analysis of data suggests why pandemic raged out of control across Europe and the U.S. while South Korea, Singapore and Japan fared better
Apr 02, 2020 17:16 PM

Opinion: The World’s Covid-19 Weak Links Must Be Supported
By Yik-Ying Teo
All countries’ health systems are under pressure, but low-income countries are at particular risk, posing a global threat
Apr 02, 2020 05:46 AM

Zhang Wenhong: 18% to 31% of Coronavirus Cases Are Asymptomatic
By Ai Jingwen, Zhang Haocheng and Zhang Wenhong
To keep hidden Covid-19 carriers from restarting epidemic, test and quarantine all arrivals from abroad, Shanghai infectious diseases experts argue
Apr 01, 2020 17:51 PM

Opinion: The Banking System Can Stay Healthy Amid a Global Pandemic
By Tobias Adrian and Aditya Narain
Regulators shouldn’t change the rules in the middle of the crisis, shouldn’t hide losses and shouldn’t neglect international cooperation
Mar 31, 2020 18:42 PM

Opinion: G-20 Needs to Help Global South Overcome Covid-19 Financial
By Ricardo Hausmann
Existing approaches will not suffice, says former Venezuelan minister of planning
Mar 30, 2020 21:20 PM

Opinion: Covid-19 Will Worsen Instability in China’s Agricultural Prices
By Wang Junhai
Damage to international supply chains will exacerbate issues stemming from pests, disease and production shifts
Mar 30, 2020 20:56 PM

Opinion: China Should Disclose Asymptomatic Covid-19 Cases
By Liu Denghui
Unlike many other countries, China doesn’t count such cases in its infection reports, which could be a convenient way for local officials to keep their numbers down
Mar 30, 2020 20:23 PM

Editorial: A Pandemic Is Not the Time for Countries to Bicker
Only if we overcome our tendency to withdraw and see ourselves as part of a worldwide family can we realize genuine global cooperation during this outbreak
Mar 29, 2020 18:41 PM

Wang Shuo: U.S. Ventilator Data Tells Me Wuhan Really Took a Bullet for China
By Wang Shuo
With far too few ventilators to wage a prolonged national war against Covid-19, China fought a battle it couldn't afford to lose at the virus's epicenter
Mar 28, 2020 03:43 AM

Schwab: Covid-19 Is a Litmus Test for Stakeholder Capitalism
By Klaus Schwab
Organizations that truly rejected short-term profit priority are in better position to help address the global crisis and deserve everyone’s support now and in the aftermath
Mar 27, 2020 15:13 PM

Opinion: Hong Kong Corporations Need to Transform Now
By Lars Faeste
Companies should seek sustainable and incremental improvements in their performance, while strengthening their organization and positioning themselves to win in the years ahead
Mar 27, 2020 06:57 AM

Zhang Wenhong: Little Chance Coronavirus Pandemic Will End This Summer
By Zhang Wenhong
In interview, top Shanghai Covid-19 expert says ‘no contact, no infection’ and explains why predictions of early containment now seem unlikely with raging spread of virus in Europe
Mar 26, 2020 21:05 PM

Opinion: World Needs to Get Past Populism to Defeat the Coronavirus
By Zhu Min
Countries need to find a new way to cooperate to tackle the global crisis that is the pandemic
Mar 25, 2020 19:04 PM

O’Neill: G-20 Should Spend Now On Antiviral and Antibiotic Treatments
By Jim O'Neill
Meager investments in the billions of dollars now can save trillions down the line, says former U.K. treasury minister Jim O’Neill
Mar 24, 2020 20:33 PM

Opinion: The World Is Facing Financial Risks on Par With the Financial Crisis
By Zhu Min
The coronavirus is having a huge impact on the global economy, but after accumulating so much debt in the last decade, governments don’t have as much space to respond as they during the 2008 financial crisis
Mar 24, 2020 17:52 PM

Opinion: Governments Should Offer Unlimited Coronavirus Compensation
By Anatole Kaletsky
Governments must take much more aggressive measures than announced thus far to avert an economic disaster worse than the 2008 financial crisis, says economist Anatole Kaletsky
Mar 23, 2020 21:18 PM

Editorial: Certainty Is Needed as China Returns to Work
Local governments have lurched from extreme to extreme. What is needed is a clearly communicated plan, with opening up as a guiding principle
Mar 20, 2020 21:12 PM

Wang Shuo: There’s a Better Way to Reboot the Economy After Covid-19
By Wang Shuo
Policymakers should give up on the idea of restarting every part of China’s economy, but there are places they should focus on
Mar 20, 2020 18:19 PM

Opinion: Covid-19 Challenges China’s Sustainable Development Agenda
By Mark J. Greeven, Rilito Povea and Christoph Nedopil
Measures to offset the economic damage of the outbreak won’t be good for the environment in the short term