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Chinese social workers during the pandemic: Stuck between the government and the people

  • Leiheng Wang,

China’s continued ‘zero-COVID’ policy is placing a great deal of pressure on grassroots personnel tasked with carrying out the policy.

Growing green? South Korea’s approach to the COVID-19 economic recovery

  • Theo Mendez,

Korea’s pioneering of ‘green growth’ makes it a leader in reconciling the ever-conflicting goals of economic growth and environmental sustainability.

INTRODUCTION: (Post-) COVID social and environmental challenges in Asia

  • Professor Mark Wang & Associate Professor Jay Song,

The post COVID challenges for Asian governments and societies are enormous and some of the most significant are related to China.

How Indian students told to ‘go home’ by Australia at the start of the pandemic used WhatsApp for advocacy

  • Dr Surjeet Dogra Dhanji & Dr Mousumi Mukherjee,

National border closures and the pandemic. How Indian students ‘stranded’ in India coped with their plight.

Fortress North Korea and the battle against COVID-19

  • Jasmine Barrett,

The full extent of the impact COVID-19 and related public health measures are having on local populations in the DPRK remains opaque.

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