
Will East Asia Win the Pandemic?
Feb 3, 2021 identifies several risks to the region's economic recovery, starting with the coronavirus itself.
Lee Jong-Wha, Professor of Economics at Korea University, was chief economist at the Asian Development Bank and a senior adviser for international economic affairs to former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Feb 3, 2021 identifies several risks to the region's economic recovery, starting with the coronavirus itself.
Dec 4, 2020 shows how the United States can make or break the Asia-Pacific region's new free-trade agreement.
Oct 1, 2020 fears that the pandemic may be used to justify unsustainable public spending and even human-rights violations.
Aug 4, 2020 points to the country's deliberate strategy to develop a health-care system centered on universal coverage.
Jun 9, 2020 warns that China’s proposed security law threatens Hong Kong's status as a global financial hub, shows how COVID-19 stimulus can improve South Korea’s long-term prospects, and predicts that the US dollar’s dominance is far from over.