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Wellbeing and Mental Health
Establishing a routine can have huge benefits for your life. Here's 5 ways to do it
Establishing routines can support cognitive functions, boost your health and provide social opportunities. They can also make workers more focused and creative.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Lessons From The COVID-19 Pandemic On Education, Government And Work
Geographies in Depth
Is China softening its policy response to COVID-19?
Despite the official rhetoric that China will not change its zero-COVID policy stance, the government has been adjusting it at a regional level since 2021.
Health and Healthcare Systems
10 lessons from the first 2 years of COVID-19
Two years on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, what have we learnt? From changes to work and school life to shifting social norms, McKinsey looks back.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Survey: Has the pandemic ended and who gets to decide?
A survey following the end of all COVID-19 legal restrictions in England found that less than 5% of people think the government should decide when the pandemic ends.
Health and Healthcare Systems
What are the economic costs of containing rising COVID-19 cases in China?
The steep increases in daily COVID-19 infections in China are raising concerns about the economic costs of the country's zero-tolerance disease containment.
Health and Healthcare Systems
These are the COVID-19 habits that could be here to stay
As parts of the world emerge from the pandemic, researchers are wondering which of our new habits are here to stay, like how we view travel and work.
Geographies in Depth
'Now or never': Why we need to do more to save schools' 'lost generation'
Millions of children have dropped out of school during the pandemic and many more are at risk of disappearing from the education system, experts warn.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic
Top COVID-19 news stories: Asia's confirmed COVID-19-related deaths pass 1 million; New study shows COVID-19's impact on the brain; South Korea reports record COVID-19 cases.
Food and Water
Food security: This is how China plans to feed its 1.4 billion people
Tests of salt-tolerant ‘seawater rice’ strains have produced high yields and could help China feed its 1.4 billion people. Here’s what you need to know.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
3 steps to tackling the global gender gap
Women have been hit harder than men by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here three broad policy areas that could help close the gender gap are explored.
Education and Skills
How Asia's governments are helping workers reskill for the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted employment and jobs across the globe - including in Asia. So how can countries support individuals to reskill?