... uring the COVID-19 pandemic. True, such developments also reflect growing distrust of government and institutions and acute political polarization in many countries. But these problems feed on the mea ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-14
... se to the COVID-19 epidemic has triggered a “myopia boom” in school children in Hong Kong, according to a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The study found a 2.5-fold increase in my ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-10
... comparing COVID-19 public-health measures to the Nazis’ persecution of Jews. While it is tempting to attribute such offensive views to cynicism and malice, the cause is often just plain ignorance. Som ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-10
... were not Covid-19 virgins anyway and all the bad memories of social distancing measures and vaccination were behind us. Mandatory mask-wearing will likely be lifted next month when we can have face-t ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-08
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally. When the virus was at its peak, many low- and middle-income countries struggled to save lives whil ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-07
The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food systems, leading to a 60% increase in hunger across the continent ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-06
... 」，成為院舍的日常。COVID-19影響了居住於宿舍的智障人士體能活動，而我們「數動樂」計劃可能為他們提供了解 ...全文
Hong Kong is gradually on road to normalcy from the Covid-19 pandemic but it is difficult for the economy to regain momentum. At a time when people are uncertain about the prospects, the opinion of ou ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-02
... anded out COVID-19 vaccinations and tests. At the same time, expansive fiscal and monetary policies, along with supply-chain disruptions stemming from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ha ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-31
... perty for COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has knowingly adopted a policy that will likely sink the world’s most vulnerable economies. This is hardly a winning strategy for a country that has laun ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-30
... es of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and climate change. Why, then, is multilateral lending so skewed toward MICs? The reason is rooted in the MDB financing model. International lenders li ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-27
... n of post COVID-19 consumer spending in emerging markets has been characterised by a surge or “revenge spending” in the initial phase of economic reopening, followed by a slower pace of growth. The sl ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-19
... under the Covid-19 epidemic, the government launched the Superbonus 110% Scheme in mid-2020. Each family can enjoy a tax credit up to 110% on the cost of upgrading their home, about €100,000 (about HK ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
... ctions as COVID-19 remedies. Meanwhile, Xi enforced rigid pandemic restrictions that almost shut down the entire country, forced people into isolation camps, and insisted that Chinese citizens traveli ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
... under the COVID-19 epidemic, many customers are forced to do so. Another example is face recognition, which is difficult to function when wearing a mask becomes the norm. Further, synthetic data may n ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-13
