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Covers:  Politics, business, energy, markets. Have covered China, Japan, Southeast Asia. Recent stint included all things cryptocurrency and blockchain, as well as all the macro stuff that feeds into it.
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Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say

Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say

South China Morning Post — After African swine fever and the coronavirus, Chinese authorities plan to plug holes to control diseases in animals, but experts say it's a global problem.

The life or death question: who gets the Covid-19 vaccine?

The life or death question: who gets the Covid-19 vaccine?

South China Morning Post — Experts warn drug development structure and signs of protectionism and nationalism send worrying signals about what vaccine distribution will look like.

As death toll passes 300,000, US-China discord hampers search for Covid-19's origin

As death toll passes 300,000, US-China discord hampers search for Covid-19's origin

South China Morning Post — The WHO has been in the thick of previous outbreaks to help contain infectious disease. But this time is different.

Who owns a virus? Covid-19 reignites debate on 'viral sovereignty'

Who owns a virus? Covid-19 reignites debate on 'viral sovereignty'

South China Morning Post — The international community has failed to agree on obligations countries have to share genetic sequence data, the authors of a paper in Science magazine say.

One virus caused Covid-19; scientists say thousands more are in waiting

One virus caused Covid-19; scientists say thousands more are in waiting

South China Morning Post — In the second part of a series on lessons learned from the pandemic, we look at the need to identify new viruses and the risks of them jumping to humans.

Mekong nations face food risk on claims China's dams exacerbate drought

Mekong nations face food risk on claims China's dams exacerbate drought

South China Morning Post — Drought, erratic water levels along 4,300km river are disrupting rice yields and fish catches, raising costs for farmers and threatening food security. The culprits seem to be China's dams.

Wanted: world leaders to answer the coronavirus pandemic alarm

Wanted: world leaders to answer the coronavirus pandemic alarm

South China Morning Post — The international community has sleepwalked into an emergency that it could have prepared for years ago, analysts say.

Should AI help make life-or-death decisions in the coronavirus fight?

Should AI help make life-or-death decisions in the coronavirus fight?

South China Morning Post — Chinese researchers say they have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can assist doctors to make choices about Covid-19 patients. Is that a good idea?

Will coronavirus kill off 'dinosaur' world of academic publishing?

Will coronavirus kill off 'dinosaur' world of academic publishing?

South China Morning Post — The deadly pandemic has brought back to life a long-running debate about companies profiting from the publication of research often freely supplied by the author.

Coronavirus: How Disease X, the epidemic-in-waiting, erupted in China

Coronavirus: How Disease X, the epidemic-in-waiting, erupted in China

South China Morning Post — PUBLISHED 27 FEBRUARY, 2020 ILLUSTRATIONS BY KALIZ LEE By Simone McCarthy, Linda Lew, William Zheng, Echo Xie and Phoebe Zhang They called it "Disease X". The epidemic-in-waiting. The World Health Organisation added it to a list of eight of humanity's worst-known infectious diseases back in 2018. Didn't have a name because it hadn't happened.

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Tepco's 'Deal with Devil' Signals End to Japan's Post-War Era

Tepco's 'Deal with Devil' Signals End to Japan's Post-War Era

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