COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: China’s cash-strapped companies were struggling to get paid even before the pandemic hit
In recent years, it was common for Zhejiang-based fabric and furniture manufacturer Xie Jun to wait two or three months to get paid for shipments made to domestic and foreign…
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Hong Kong cannot afford a ‘lost generation’ created by economic hardship
Covid-19 has dominated headlines across the globe for months. The soaring death toll and infection tally have dampened economic activities and thrown the world into a panic.Hong Kong is also…
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How Covid-19 changes the geopolitics of semiconductor supply chains
Last month Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) – the world’s largest contract chip maker which produces processors for Apple, Huawei, AMD and many others – announced plans to build a…
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COVID-19 in Newly Resettled Refugee Populations
Refugees to the United States, especially those who are recently resettled, may be in living or working conditions that put them at higher risk of getting COVID-19. Some refugees have…
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Coronavirus latest: no evidence of Covid-19 losing potency, World Health Organisation experts say
World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the United States’ “immense” contribution to global health on Monday and urged a continuation of good ties despite President Donald Trump’s move…
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The world’s least inhabited places, or where to enjoy socially distant sightseeting on a post-pandemic holiday
Habits formed during these days of social distancing will stay with us when we do start travelling again, which means wide open spaces are more likely to tempt us than…
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George Floyd protests: White House divided on Donald Trump addressing racial tensions
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nancy Cook on politico.com on May 31, 2020.As protests continue to flare across the country,…
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As coronavirus shuts Germany’s brothels, no one seems to care about plight of sex workers
The issues of children, students and senior citizens in light of the coronavirus crisis have received a lot of attention. But the plight of sex workers? No one seems to…
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Hong Kong security law: China weighs risk US will go for ‘nuclear option’ and cut Beijing from the dollar payment system
A new and troubling question is suddenly looming for Beijing: will the Trump administration abuse the power of the US dollar to hurt China following Beijing’s plan to impose a…
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UK coronavirus live: No 10 rejects claim lockdown being eased too soon as England’s schools begin to reopen
Police in England can tell people to leave someone’s home if they are breaching new lockdown rules but cannot make them go, according to guidance issued to forces. Gatherings of…