Eleanor Wenman from the Asia Media Centre takes a look at some of the supply chains feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic. There’s no denying China is a major hub for global manufacturing. But when COVID-19 hit and officials started implementing city- and province-wide shutdowns, many Chinese factories fell silent. Supply chains for some of the world’s biggest companies …

The Global Young Leaders Forum and the annual Caixin Summit in Beijng left PocketSmith CEO Jason Leong pondering how China and New Zealand could change in the next decade, as technology advances and new perspectives change the way we work locally and globally.  The historic district of Houhai in Beijing is sleepy by day. Its lake is a meeting point …

As China works to contain the novel coronavirus, effects from the spread of the virus are rippling out to New Zealand’s economy.  To explain more, Brad Olsen from economic consulting company Infometrics answers the Asia Media Centre’s questions. Which New Zealand industries could be impacted by the spread of the virus? The government’s announcement of entry restrictions for all foreign …