A woman wearing a mask checks her mobile phone at a street cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam has contained the coronavirus faster than much of Asia. Photo: EPA-EFE
A woman wearing a mask checks her mobile phone at a street cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam has contained the coronavirus faster than much of Asia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Richard Chandler
Opinion

Opinion

The View by Richard Chandler

Lessons from a Covid-19 year: wise leadership, of countries and companies, is about trust

  • The success of New Zealand and Vietnam in containing the coronavirus pandemic shows that the richest countries aren’t necessarily the best at managing a crisis
  • Amid the political turmoil and shortcomings of global governments, the private sector has, in many areas, risen to the occasion

A woman wearing a mask checks her mobile phone at a street cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam has contained the coronavirus faster than much of Asia. Photo: EPA-EFE
A woman wearing a mask checks her mobile phone at a street cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam has contained the coronavirus faster than much of Asia. Photo: EPA-EFE
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