Report: WalMart to Close Portland Locations Due to Surging Crime
Last Updated on March 6, 2023 Walmart has announced that all of its Portland locations will be closing amid surging…
Insufficient preschool education in China needs reform
Author: Bingqin Li, UNSW Preschool education in China needs to improve in quality and shift away from quantitative growth. While…
Betting on economic recovery in Macau
Author: Fangli Hu and Jun Wen, Edith Cowan University In light of China ending its zero-COVID policy, Macau is seeking…
Reimagining Bangladesh’s economic progress
Author: Soumya Bhowmick, Observer Research Foundation Bangladesh’s economy has grown at impressive rates in the last decade. Even as one…
Economic slowdown may prompt reluctant reform in China
Author: Hiroki Takeuchi, Southern Methodist University At a press conference on 28 May 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told reporters…
Jump-starting Indonesia’s transition to an innovative economy
Authors: Bryan Mercurio and Ronald Tundang, CUHK Indonesia has vast potential. Despite numerous setbacks since its independence in 1945 —…
Study: City Vaccine Mandates Failed to Halt Spread, Hurt Economies
Last Updated on February 23, 2023 COVID-19 vaccine mandates implemented by a handful of major cities across the U.S. hardly…
Hong Kong risks an irreversible tech brain drain
Author: Charles Mok, Hong Kong Hong Kong’s latest census data paints a grim picture of the territory’s demographic trends. In…
Australian reliance on Chinese exports an economic reality
Author: James Laurenceson, UTS The share of Australia’s total goods exports going to China fell to 27 per cent in…
Finding hope in Tuvalu’s Digital Nation
Author: Colette Mortreux, University of Melbourne In response to the climate crisis, Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs,…