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Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on Hong Kong.
The outbreak has overwhelmed the city’s pandemic response and its public health systems. It has unnerved the population, leading to panic buying and expat flight.
A new Hong Kong anti-sedition law and unprecedented omission of a GDP growth target overshadowed other important policy developments.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253145
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for East Asia to end-2021.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262430
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The government is urging local companies to adopt digital solutions to meet the challenges of the post-pandemic period. Meanwhile, it has tightened regulations on hiring of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257062
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The health ministry reports that there are fewer than 2,000 active coronavirus cases in the country, a miniscule number relative to the size of the population, but the authorities…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275376
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Air passenger traffic in the region has fallen sharply since the onset of COVID-19 crisis. Most South-east Asian countries are battling resurgent waves of infection, fuelled by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263739
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Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270438
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The popular shift coincides with growing China scepticism within legislatures, which has already had a major impact on policy towards Chinese telecoms firm Huawei in the United…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254190
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The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.