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Reforming the WTO for a greener future

Wendi Wiliyanto Climate change is a major hazard in the international trade system, with increasingly severe and frequent disasters disrupting the economic activity that has underpinned global growth in recent decades. But despite the significant risks, the World Trade Organization (WTO) – the preeminent multilateral global trade body – has

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No Easy Exit from Zero-COVID

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South Korea Halloween accident 2022
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