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Coronavirus: Could The World Have Prepared Better For A Pandemic?

May 11, 2020

As much of the world gets used to social distancing, school closures and restrictions in movement in response to the coronavirus pandemic, obvious questions are being asked about how governments…

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COVID-19 Fuels Widespread Opposition To Wildlife Markets Across Asia

May 11, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opposition to wildlife markets grows among Asian countries. With the fear of the occurrence of another disease outbreak like the on-going COVID-19 pandemic,…

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COVID-19: This Is How Asia-Pacific Is Emerging From Lockdown

May 8, 2020

Countries all over the world are announcing their plans to emerge from COVID-19-inflicted lockdown, and the Asia-Pacific region is no different. Even countries like Thailand and Viet Nam, that have…

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SMU Announces $2.5 Million Resilience Fund

May 6, 2020

The Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the establishment of a new SMU Resilience Fund to help students who are facing financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $2.5 million Fund…

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The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other

May 5, 2020

Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus, SARS, did not. Others have questioned why a vaccine is so urgently…

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The World’s Top Remittance Recipients

May 4, 2020

These countries are the world’s biggest remittance recipients, data collected by the World Bank reveals. Remittances are quickly rising as the largest source of external financing in developing countries, according…

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To Stop COVID-19, Asian Countries Embrace Wearing Face Masks

April 30, 2020

Asians are the quickest to pick up the habit of wearing face masks during this pandemic. To protect themselves from COVID-19, Asian countries are the quickest to adopt the habit…

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Toilet Paper Companies Sees Revenue Spike As Consumers Resort To Panic Buying

April 29, 2020

Facing a pandemic, people have emptied grocery shelves to stockpile toilet paper in their homes. Toilet paper companies experienced a tremendous upsurge in revenue for the month of March, data…

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Vietnam Has Reported No Coronavirus Deaths – How?

April 24, 2020

Vietnam – a developing country that has a large land border with China and a population of 97 million people – has not reported a single death from coronavirus. As…

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Coronavirus: Three Ways The Crisis May Permanently Change Our Lives

March 24, 2020

The realisation that life is going to change for a good while is starting to take hold. To flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak, radical measures of social distancing…

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