https://www.scmp.com/rss/511239/feed Sarah Loh is a policy research analyst at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, the country’s oldest think tank that has been ranked as the best independent think tank in Asia. She assists in the conceptualisation and coordination of the institute’s Asean Programme and her research focuses on politics and socio-economic issues of Asean countries, as well as regional integration. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Key Asean members are moving to restart their economies and open borders, in sharp contrast to shutdowns that tried to address the surges in Covid-19 caseloads from May to September from the highly infectious Delta variant. Asean initiatives also differ from mainland China, Hong Kong and other economies that are keeping borders closed and aiming for zero cases. Activity and growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to rebound appreciably in the coming months. But,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3156853/covid-19-ready-or-not-asean-nations-must-reopen-reconnect-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3156853/covid-19-ready-or-not-asean-nations-must-reopen-reconnect-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:15:22 +0000