https://www.scmp.com/rss/324444/feed Joon Nak Choi is an assistant professor at the School of Business and Management and a faculty associate at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He previously held appointments at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Centre at Stanford University, and has also worked as a management consultant and entrepreneur. He is also the author of Global Talent: Skilled Labor as Social Capital in Korea. His ongoing research focuses on business... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Everyone has heard of the medical reasons for taking Covid-19 vaccines – they may save your life and that of others. Yet, the pandemic is more than just a medical disaster, with economic recession, social isolation and mental illness wreaking havoc across the world. What if Covid-19 vaccines can also push back against economic malaise, social isolation and psychological maladies? What if they can bring hope for a brighter future and the confidence to move forward? It is hard to say for sure, but... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3146940/what-if-covid-19-vaccination-could-give-you-better-happier-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3146940/what-if-covid-19-vaccination-could-give-you-better-happier-life?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:15:14 +0000 There is no doubt the Covid-19 outbreak has badly shaken consumers in China, with the number of infections and deaths continuing to rise and the spread of the virus sparking fears of a global pandemic. Yet, just as certainly, the crisis will end someday. The rise in new cases in China appears to be slowing and mortality rates have remained relatively low, especially outside the epicentre of Wuhan and Hubei province. Across much of the mainland, people are slowly going back to work, carefully... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052290/chinese-consumer-spending-will-rise-again-once-coronavirus-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052290/chinese-consumer-spending-will-rise-again-once-coronavirus-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:00:10 +0000 A foreign observer might reasonably conclude that the two Koreas stand on the brink of war. US President Donald Trump recently called “a major, major conflict with North Korea” a real possibility; Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has directed his National Security Council to plan for the rescue of Japanese nationals in Korea in case of conflict; and China’s largest city bordering North Korea is “urgently” recruiting Korean translators in preparation for a refugee crisis. Despite such... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094898/south-koreans-are-keeping-calm-confident-not-even-kim-jong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094898/south-koreans-are-keeping-calm-confident-not-even-kim-jong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 May 2017 04:31:05 +0000