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Digital Trade in a Post-COVID World
Join us for an online briefing organised with the South China Morning Post on 2 September 2020 with experts from Zillingo, Airwallex, Zoom and HKMA.
Germany eyes a four-day week to help prevent mass layoffs
Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall, is proposing its members call for a four-day week to offset economic pressure from market shifts, heightened by the pandemic.
How can we make enough vaccine for 2 billion people?
The World Health Organization and other groups, such as Gavi and CEPI want to make 2 billion doses of vaccine available for the globe’s poorest by late 2021.
COVID-19 has laid bare the cracks in long-term care. Here's how to fix them
Care homes around the world have become ground zero for COVID-19. Here's how to address this crisis – and how to deliver much-needed sectoral reform, too.
The world's most popular tourist cities may have to rethink their entire model
COVID-19 has proven how hard it is for countries when a travel is curtailed. Thailand, for example, relies on tourism for 11% of its GDP.
This Zambian hit singer is raising awareness for people with albinism during COVID-19
John Chiti is using his musical platform to raise awareness of the struggles people with disabilities are facing during COVID-19.
One-third of young people still optimistic despite COVID's dramatic hit on education and jobs
Young people have been hit hard by the pandemic, according to an International Labour Organization survey, with poorer schooling and job prospects.
Los Angeles schools will test all 675,000 students and staff for Covid-19
The Los Angeles United School district is testing every student and member of staff for COVID 19 as part of a collaboration with Microsoft.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 25 August
Top stories: A Wuhan university reopens; Spain passes 400,000 cases; possible reinfection case in Hong Kong.
CommonPass - Travelling The World In The Covid Era
This new initiative could let people travel around the world safely while keeping their health data private. CommonPass is a framework to link health data and COVID-19 tests with travel
Travel and tourism recovery: a perspective for South Asia and lessons for other regions in the age of COVID-19
What's in store for travel and tourism in South Asia after the coronavirus pandemic? What does recovery of the sector look like in the region and world?
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 24 August
Top stories: global deaths pass 800,000; WHO calls for children 12 and over to wear masks; Seoul introduces new rules.