COVID-19 NEW NORMAL

This book seeks to understand the New Normal in a post-Covid-19 world, amid the ongoing battle against the pandemic. With emerging variants like Omicron, it is likely that the fight against Covid-19 would be a protracted one. It is thus timely to review how we have coped since its first outbreak in December 2019 and what the future holds from the economic, political and health perspectives.

What is the New Normal in the internationalisation of the renminbi and in retail? What about China's crisis management and ASEAN-China relations in a post-Covid-19 world? What is the current scenario and future outlook of the Covid-19 fight in ASEAN? Looking forward, how do we live with the 'Twindemic' of Covid-19 and the Influenza pandemic? These questions and more are addressed in this book.

Contents:
Introduction (Linda Low and Lee Yew Haur)RMB Internationalization (Gunter Dufey)Pandemic and Energy Transition: Perspectives on the New Normal in the Energy Sector in the ASEAN Region (Chang Youngho and Christopher Toh Meng Sung)Transformation and Reshaping of Industrial Supply Chains in the Post-Pandemic Era (Zhang Meilin)New Retail in a Post-Covid World (Amy Wong and Allan Chia)Evolution of China's Crisis Management: A Comparison of Covid-19 and SARS (Chen Gang)ASEAN–China Relations in New Normal with Covid-19 (Linda Low)Covid-19 in Southeast Asia: A Review of the Current Scenario and Outlook for the Future (Mohan Ravuru, Yong Poovorawan, Carmenchu Echiverri-Villavicencio, Rontgene M Solante, and Aw Tar Choon)Two Viral Pandemics, a Century Apart and a Potential 'Twindemic' on Collision Course in Southeast Asia (Mohan Ravuru, Yong Poovorawan, Carmenchu Echiverri-Villavicencio, Rontgene M Solante, and Aw Tar Choon)Leading in the New Normal (Karin Soxl-Daniell)Reflections on Teaching and Learning with Technology in a Pandemic-Induced eLearning Environment (Thomas Menkhoff, Lydia Teo Ying Qian, Magdeleine Lew Duan Ning, Jayarani Tan, and Kan Siew Ning)Conclusion (Linda Low and Lee Yew Haur)
Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers focusing on the political, economic and health impacts of Covid-19 in China and ASEAN.

Key Features: Focuses on economic, political and health issues related to Covid-19 in China and ASEAN Contributed by writers who are experienced professionals and specialists with in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues arising from Covid-19