https://www.scmp.com/rss/311079/feed José Manuel Barroso, a former president of the European Commission (2004-14) and prime minister of Portugal (2002-04), is chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Two years into the worst pandemic in a century, it is tempting to think that the world is stuck in a time warp, unable to shake off a virus that has so far killed more than 5.5 million people and wrecked countless livelihoods. But the truth is that in the 15 months since the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) facility first gained the support of the international community, much has changed. In September 2020, we did not know whether scientists would be able to develop a safe and effective... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3164059/without-vaccine-equity-world-can-expect-more-covid-19-variants-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3164059/without-vaccine-equity-world-can-expect-more-covid-19-variants-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:30:20 +0000 This year is precisely 500 years after the first European contact with Hong Kong, when a compatriot of mine, Jorge Álvares, arrived in 1513. I know how important Hong Kong is in the relationship between Asia and Europe. Together, Europe and Asia represent half the world's population, more than half of the world's gross domestic product and 55 per cent of world trade. These impressive figures show the centrality of Europe-Asia relations. Europe has a stake in Asia's prosperity as much as Asia has... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1367913/vital-connection-between-europe-and-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1367913/vital-connection-between-europe-and-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:00:30 +0000